Information about #252A6F color

#252A6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#252A6F falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 42, 111) — 14.5% red, 16.5% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 27 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #252A6F reads as a pleasantly vivid classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Confidante (#233167). Slightly further away sit Vil Schoenheit Purple. (#31296F) and Conspiracy Purple (#2E2767).

The recipe behind #252A6F is rgb(37, 42, 111), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. #252A6F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#252A6F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#252A6F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #252A6F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Confidante color link
Confidante

#233167

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Ford Blue color link
Ford Blue

#2C3968

Topsy Turvy color link
Topsy Turvy

#313669

Astronaut color link
Astronaut

#283A77

Believe color link
Believe

#352F77

Deep Koamaru color link
Deep Koamaru

#333366

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Paris M color link
Paris M

#312760

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#252A6F
  • RGB37, 42, 111
  • CMYK29, 27, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(37, 42, 111)
  • HSL236°, 50%, 29%
  • HSL Precise235.946°, 50%, 29.02%
  • HSV236°, 67%, 44%
  • HSB236°, 67%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.165, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.165, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.165, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID252A6F
  • DECIMAL ID2435695
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01