#252f5a

Color #252f5a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#252f5a

RGB

rgb(37, 47, 90)

HSL

hsl(228.7, 41.7%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.7, 58.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 47.8%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(20.69, 10.15, -27.25)

LCH

lch(20.69, 29.08, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(32%, 0.0775, 271.55)

HWB

hwb(228.7, 14.5%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a5025

Analogous

#25495a

#252f5a

#36255a

Triadic

#252f5a

#5a252f

#2f5a25

Split-complementary

#252f5a

#5a3625

#495a25

Tetradic

#252f5a

#50255a

#5a5025

#2f5a25

Square

#252f5a

#5a2549

#5a5025

#255a36

Shades

Color #252f5a mixed toward black.

#1f274b

#191f3c

#13172d

#0c101e

#06080f

Tints

Color #252f5a mixed toward white.

#384787

#4a5eb4

#7786c7

#a5afda

#d2d7ec

Tones

Color #252f5a mixed toward gray.

#293256

#2e3451

#32374d

#373a48

#3b3d44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a52 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#292850 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#264b49 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #252f5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#252f5a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#252f5a (#252f5a) is rgb(37, 47, 90) in RGB.

No, #252f5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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