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Recognised as Colour

#252CAA

  • #252CAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#252CAA is a blue with RGB values 37, 44, 170 and HSL 237°, 64%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#252CAA#252CAA
HEX#252CAA
RGBrgb(37, 44, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1725, 0.6667
RGB percentages14.5%, 17.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(236.8, 64.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 78.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,436,266
CSS custom property--colour: #252CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DAD355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005168no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15Navy · ΔE 15.4Indigo · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA325
Analogous#256EAA, #6125AA
Triadic#AA252C, #2CAA25
Split complementary#AA6125, #6EAA25
Tetradic#AA256E, #AAA325, #25AA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB1ED
Lighter +30%#8489E4
Lighter +20%#5A61DB
Lighter +10%#3039D2
Darker −10%#1C2180
Darker −20%#131656
Darker −30%#0A0B2C
Darker −40%#010102
More saturated +25%#0B15C4
Less saturated −25%#3F4390

Channel breakdown

R37
G44
B170
Red37 (14.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)64.25%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2C · B AA

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