Recognised as Colour
#37259E
- #37259E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#37259E is a blue with RGB values 55, 37, 158 and HSL 249°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#37259E#37259E
HEX#37259E
RGBrgb(55, 37, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1451, 0.6196
RGB percentages21.6%, 14.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(248.9, 62.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 76.6%, 62%)
CMYK65.2%, 76.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,614,110
CSS custom property--colour: #37259E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C8DA61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C9E25
Analogous#25509E, #73259E
Triadic#9E3725, #259E37
Split complementary#9E7425, #509E25
Tetradic#9E2550, #8C9E25, #259E73
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G37
B158
Red55 (21.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue248.93°
Saturation (HSL)62.05%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 25 · B 9E
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