What color is #25203A?

#25203A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #25203A?

The RGB value is 37, 32, 58: 37 red, 32 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #25203A?

The complementary color is #353A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #25203A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#25203A color

#25203A rgb(37, 32, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #25203A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 12.5% green and 22.7% blue (37, 32, 58).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#25203A color codes

HEX	`#25203A`
RGB	`rgb(37, 32, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 12.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 45%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 45%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.01, 9.66, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.01, 18.68, 301.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.043, 1.732, 4.229)`
Decimal	`2433082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #25203A, 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 #25203A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#25203A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #25203A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #25203a; }
.text { color: #25203a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #25203a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 32 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #25203a, #32203a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #25203A?: #25203A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #25203A?: The RGB value is 37, 32, 58: 37 red, 32 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #25203A?: The complementary color is #353A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #25203A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.