All About Color #252C8E

#252C8E

About #252C8E

#252C8E is a dark blue color with the hex code #252C8E. In RGB it is red 37, green 44, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 236°, saturation 59%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 69%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 11.48:1 on white and 1.83:1 on black.

#252C8E Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 2C, 8E
CMYK73.94%, 69.01%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal37, 44, 142
HSL236°, 59%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 54, 216
HSV (HSB)236.00°, 73.94%, 55.69%
RGB Binary100101, 101100, 10001110
CIE-L*AB24.15, 31.88, -54.92
RGB Percent14.51%, 17.25%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH24.15, 63.50, 300.13
XYZ6.55, 4.15, 26.05
CIE-L*UV24.15, -6.15, -67.26
xyY0.18, 0.11, 4.15
Hunter-Lab20.37, 21.73, -61.57
RYB14.51%, 17.08%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#252C8E on a dark background: contrast 1.83:1, fails WCAG AA.
#252C8E on a light background: contrast 11.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #252C8E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#252C8E · #404ACE · #121545 · #8E8725 · #CEC440

Analogous palette

#258E87 · #25608E · #252C8E · #52258E · #87258E

Triadic palette

#252C8E · #8E252C · #2C8E25 · #404ACE · #CE404A

Tetradic palette

#252C8E · #8E2560 · #8E8725 · #258E52 · #121545

Monochromatic palette

#050614 · #151951 · #252C8E · #343ECB · #7178DA

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