Colour

#25A0EE

#25A0EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#25A0EE is a blue with RGB values 37, 160, 238 and HSL 203°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#25A0EE#25A0EE

HEX#25A0EE

RGBrgb(37, 160, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.6275, 0.9333

RGB percentages14.5%, 62.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(203.3, 85.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 84.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK84.5%, 32.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,466,030

CSS custom property--colour: #25A0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#DA5F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BA2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F91EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3 Sky blue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EE7325

Analogous#25EED8, #253BEE

Triadic#EE25A0, #A0EE25

Split complementary#EE253B, #EED725

Tetradic#D825EE, #EE7325, #3CEE25

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2F2FD

Lighter +30%#B3DEF9

Lighter +20%#84C9F5

Lighter +10%#54B5F2

Darker −10%#1085D0

Darker −20%#0D67A0

Darker −30%#094971

Darker −40%#052A42

More saturated +25%#14A4FF

Less saturated −25%#4299D1

Channel breakdown

R37

G160

B238

Red37 (14.5%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue203.28°

Saturation (HSL)85.53%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G A0 · B EE

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