What color is #25003E?

#25003E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25003E?

The RGB value is 37, 0, 62: 37 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25003E?

The complementary color is #193E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25003E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25003E color

#25003E rgb(37, 0, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #25003E is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 0% green and 24.3% blue (37, 0, 62).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#25003E color codes

HEX	`#25003E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 0, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 0%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.69, 31.18, -30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.69, 43.68, 315.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.632, 0.741, 4.614)`
Decimal	`2424894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25003E, 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 #25003E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25003E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #25003E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25003e; }
.text { color: #25003e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25003e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 0 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25003e, #3e0038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #25003E?: #25003E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25003E?: The RGB value is 37, 0, 62: 37 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25003E?: The complementary color is #193E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25003E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.