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#25042F Color

#25042F is rgb(37, 4, 47) in RGB, hsl(286, 84%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 91%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 11.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25042F
HEX#25042F
RGBrgb(37, 4, 47)
HSLhsl(286, 84%, 10%)
HSVhsv(286, 91%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 91%, 0%, 82%)
OKLCHoklch(20.1% 0.086 317.1)
LABlab(6.06% 22.68 -20.49)
LCHlch(6.06% 30.57 317.91)

What #25042F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #25042F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#25042F Channel Values

How #25042F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 37 · G 4 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 84% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 91% · V 18%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 82%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.47:1 vs white · 1.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25042F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #25042F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25042F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #25042F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #25042F.

How #25042F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#25042F
Protanopia#0D0D2F
Protanomaly#190A2F
Deuteranopia#14142F
Deuteranomaly#1C0F2F
Tritanopia#210F0F
Tritanomaly#230B20
Achromatopsia#141414

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #25042F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-25042f: #25042F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25042F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25042f': '#25042F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.016, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_25042f">#25042F</color>
SVG fillfill="#25042F"

More Purple Colors

#25042F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#25042F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25042F?

#25042F is a darkest purple — rgb(37, 4, 47) in RGB and hsl(286, 84%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.51.

What is the RGB value of #25042F?

#25042F is rgb(37, 4, 47) — red 37, green 4, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25042F?

#25042F converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 91%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25042F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #25042F scores 18.47:1 against white and 1.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #25042F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #25042F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 31.16, which is a different colour altogether.

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