What color is #250091?

#250091 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dramatic Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250091?

The RGB value is 37, 0, 145: 37 red, 0 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250091?

The complementary color is #6C9100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250091?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250091 color

#250091 rgb(37, 0, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #250091 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 0% green and 56.9% blue (37, 0, 145).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dramatic Blue (#240093), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#250091 color codes

HEX	`#250091`
RGB	`rgb(37, 0, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 0%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 100%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, 52.7, -67.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 85.7, 307.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.872, 2.437, 26.944)`
Decimal	`2424977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250091, 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 #250091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #250091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250091; }
.text { color: #250091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 0 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250091, #6e0091); }

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Questions

What color is #250091?: #250091 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dramatic Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250091?: The RGB value is 37, 0, 145: 37 red, 0 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250091?: The complementary color is #6C9100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250091?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.