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Recognised as Colour

#252F98

  • #252F98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#252F98 is a blue with RGB values 37, 47, 152 and HSL 235°, 61%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#252F98#252F98
HEX#252F98
RGBrgb(37, 47, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1843, 0.5961
RGB percentages14.5%, 18.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(234.8, 60.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 75.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK75.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,437,016
CSS custom property--colour: #252F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DAD067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00439Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Indigo · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Navy · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#988E25
Analogous#256898, #552598
Triadic#98252F, #2F9825
Split complementary#985525, #689825
Tetradic#982568, #988E25, #259855

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1A7E8
Lighter +30%#7881DE
Lighter +20%#4F5AD4
Lighter +10%#2F3CC1
Darker −10%#1B226F
Darker −20%#111646
Darker −30%#07091D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D1BB0
Less saturated −25%#3D4380

Channel breakdown

R37
G47
B152
Red37 (14.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue234.78°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2F · B 98

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