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#25276F Color

#25276F is rgb(37, 39, 111) in RGB, hsl(238, 50%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 65%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25276F
HEX#25276F
RGBrgb(37, 39, 111)
HSLhsl(238, 50%, 29%)
HSVhsv(238, 67%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 65%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(32% 0.122 275.9)
LABlab(19.35% 18.71 -42.97)
LCHlch(19.35% 46.87 293.53)

What #25276F 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 #25276F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#25276F Channel Values

How #25276F 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 39 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 50% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 67% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.14:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25276F 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 text13.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #25276F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25276F; 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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Tints & Shades of #25276F

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.

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How #25276F 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#25276F
Protanopia#27276F
Protanomaly#26276F
Deuteranopia#26266F
Deuteranomaly#26276F
Tritanopia#033737
Tritanomaly#163153
Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #25276F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-25276f: #25276F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25276F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25276f': '#25276F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.153, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_25276f">#25276F</color>
SVG fillfill="#25276F"

More Blue Colors

#25276F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#25276F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25276F?

#25276F is a dark blue — rgb(37, 39, 111) in RGB and hsl(238, 50%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #25276F?

#25276F is rgb(37, 39, 111) — red 37, green 39, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25276F?

#25276F converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 65%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25276F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #25276F scores 13.14:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #25276F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #25276F 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.27, which is visibly different.

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