What color is #251F54?

#251F54 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silent Orbit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #251F54?

The RGB value is 37, 31, 84: 37 red, 31 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #251F54?

The complementary color is #4E541F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #251F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#251F54 color

#251F54 rgb(37, 31, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #251F54 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.2% green and 32.9% blue (37, 31, 84).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 46% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Silent Orbit (#231C4D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#251F54 color codes

HEX	`#251F54`
RGB	`rgb(37, 31, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 46%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 63%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 63%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, 19.37, -31.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 36.96, 301.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.853, 2.013, 8.624)`
Decimal	`2432852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #251F54, 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 #251F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#251F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #251F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #251f54; }
.text { color: #251f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #251f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 31 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #251f54, #401f54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #251F54?: #251F54 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silent Orbit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #251F54?: The RGB value is 37, 31, 84: 37 red, 31 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #251F54?: The complementary color is #4E541F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #251F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.