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Recognised as Colour

#25569A

  • #25569A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#25569A is a blue with RGB values 37, 86, 154 and HSL 215°, 61%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#25569A#25569A
HEX#25569A
RGBrgb(37, 86, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3373, 0.6039
RGB percentages14.5%, 33.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(214.9, 61.3%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 76%, 60.4%)
CMYK76%, 44.2%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,447,002
CSS custom property--colour: #25569A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#DAA965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#345C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E5199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3Royal blue · ΔE 31.5Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A6925
Analogous#25909A, #2F259A
Triadic#9A2556, #569A25
Split complementary#9A2E25, #919A25
Tetradic#9A2590, #9A6925, #259A2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2C0E9
Lighter +30%#79A4DF
Lighter +20%#5088D5
Lighter +10%#2F6DC3
Darker −10%#1B3F71
Darker −20%#112848
Darker −30%#07111F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D52B2
Less saturated −25%#3D5A82

Channel breakdown

R37
G86
B154
Red37 (14.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue214.87°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 56 · B 9A

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