What color is #25177E?

#25177E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Indiglow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25177E?

The RGB value is 37, 23, 126: 37 red, 23 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25177E?

The complementary color is #707E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25177E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25177E color

#25177E rgb(37, 23, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25177E is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 9% green and 49.4% blue (37, 23, 126).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Indiglow (#301885), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#25177E color codes

HEX	`#25177E`
RGB	`rgb(37, 23, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 82%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.97, 38.82, -55.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.97, 67.36, 305.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.834, 2.512, 19.965)`
Decimal	`2430846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25177E, 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 #25177E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25177E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #25177E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25177e; }
.text { color: #25177e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25177e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 23 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25177e, #58177e); }

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Questions

What color is #25177E?: #25177E is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Indiglow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25177E?: The RGB value is 37, 23, 126: 37 red, 23 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25177E?: The complementary color is #707E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25177E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.