What color is #251D80?

#251D80 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 #251D80?

The RGB value is 37, 29, 128: 37 red, 29 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251D80?

The complementary color is #78801D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251D80 color

#251D80 rgb(37, 29, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #251D80 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 11.4% green and 50.2% blue (37, 29, 128).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 63% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Indiglow (#301885), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#251D80 color codes

HEX	`#251D80`
RGB	`rgb(37, 29, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 11.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 63%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 77%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 77%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.35, 36.18, -54.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.35, 65.04, 303.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.097, 2.83, 20.696)`
Decimal	`2432384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251D80, 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 #251D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #251D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251d80; }
.text { color: #251d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 29 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251d80, #561d80); }

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Questions

What color is #251D80?: #251D80 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 #251D80?: The RGB value is 37, 29, 128: 37 red, 29 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251D80?: The complementary color is #78801D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.