Colour

#252F44

#252F44
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#252F44 is a blue with RGB values 37, 47, 68 and HSL 221°, 30%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#252F44#252F44

HEX#252F44

RGBrgb(37, 47, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1843, 0.2667

RGB percentages14.5%, 18.4%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(220.6, 29.5%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 45.6%, 26.7%)

CMYK45.6%, 30.9%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,436,932

CSS custom property--colour: #252F44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.39:1

Contrast with white13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#DAD0BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#283145no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#252E44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1B3336no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Black · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29 Slate grey · ΔE 33.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Gray · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#443A25

Analogous#253F44, #2A2544

Triadic#44252F, #2F4425

Split complementary#442A25, #3F4425

Tetradic#44253F, #443A25, #25442B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7D90B8

Lighter +30%#5C74A6

Lighter +20%#495D86

Lighter +10%#374665

Darker −10%#131823

Darker −20%#010102

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#182A51

Less saturated −25%#323437

Channel breakdown

R37

G47

B68

Red37 (14.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue220.65°

Saturation (HSL)29.52%

Lightness20.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 2F · B 44

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