What color is #250038?

#250038 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250038?

The RGB value is 37, 0, 56: 37 red, 0 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250038?

The complementary color is #133800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250038 color

#250038 rgb(37, 0, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #250038 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 0% green and 22% blue (37, 0, 56).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#250038 color codes

HEX	`#250038`
RGB	`rgb(37, 0, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 0%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.13, 29.36, -27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.13, 40, 317.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.477, 0.679, 3.794)`
Decimal	`2424888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250038, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #250038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #250038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250038; }
.text { color: #250038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 0 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250038, #38002f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #250038?: #250038 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250038?: The RGB value is 37, 0, 56: 37 red, 0 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250038?: The complementary color is #133800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.