Colour

#252C3A

#252C3A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#252C3A is a blue with RGB values 37, 44, 58 and HSL 220°, 22%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#252C3A

RGBrgb(37, 44, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1725, 0.2275

RGB percentages14.5%, 17.3%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(220, 22.1%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 36.2%, 22.7%)

CMYK36.2%, 24.1%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,436,154

CSS custom property--colour: #252C3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1

Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#DAD3C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#272D3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#252B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1F2F31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Black · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Slate grey · ΔE 35.1 Gray · ΔE 37 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A3325

Analogous#25373A, #29253A

Triadic#3A252C, #2C3A25

Split complementary#3A2925, #373A25

Tetradic#3A2536, #3A3325, #253A29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7E8EAD

Lighter +30%#617397

Lighter +20%#4D5B78

Lighter +10%#394459

Darker −10%#11141B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#192846

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R37

G44

B58

Red37 (14.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)22.11%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 2C · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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