Colour

#2825FF

#2825FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#2825FF is a blue with RGB values 40, 37, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2825FF#2825FF

HEX#2825FF

RGBrgb(40, 37, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1451, 1

RGB percentages15.7%, 14.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.8, 100%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 85.5%, 100%)

CMYK84.3%, 85.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,631,167

CSS custom property--colour: #2825FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#D7DA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.7 Medium blue · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 27.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 42.7 Dark blue · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCFF25

Analogous#258FFF, #9525FF

Triadic#FF2825, #25FF28

Split complementary#FF9525, #8FFF25

Tetradic#FF258F, #FCFF25, #25FF95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F1FF

Lighter +30%#BFBEFF

Lighter +20%#8D8BFF

Lighter +10%#5A58FF

Darker −10%#0300F1

Darker −20%#0300BE

Darker −30%#02008B

Darker −40%#010058

More saturated +25%#2825FF

Less saturated −25%#4340E4

Channel breakdown

R40

G37

B255

Red40 (15.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 25 · B FF

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