What color is #252650?

#252650 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #252650?

The RGB value is 37, 38, 80: 37 red, 38 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #252650?

The complementary color is #504F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #252650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#252650 color

#252650 rgb(37, 38, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #252650 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 14.9% green and 31.4% blue (37, 38, 80).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2A2551), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#252650 color codes

HEX	`#252650`
RGB	`rgb(37, 38, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 14.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 52%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.27, 12.91, -26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.27, 29.05, 296.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.904, 2.359, 7.89)`
Decimal	`2434640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #252650, 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 #252650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#252650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #252650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #252650; }
.text { color: #252650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #252650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 38 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #252650, #3a2550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #252650?: #252650 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #252650?: The RGB value is 37, 38, 80: 37 red, 38 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #252650?: The complementary color is #504F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #252650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.