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#25508E Color

#25508E is rgb(37, 80, 142) in RGB, hsl(215, 59%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 44%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25508E
HEX#25508E
RGBrgb(37, 80, 142)
HSLhsl(215, 59%, 35%)
HSVhsv(215, 74%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 44%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(43.5% 0.113 257.8)
LABlab(33.57% 2.28 -39.49)
LCHlch(33.57% 39.56 273.30)

What #25508E 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 #25508E, 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 blue in the library.

#25508E Channel Values

How #25508E 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 80 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 59% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 74% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.03:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25508E 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 text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #25508E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25508E; 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 #25508E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #25508E.

How #25508E 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#25508E
Protanopia#4B4B8E
Protanomaly#3F4D8E
Deuteranopia#45458E
Deuteranomaly#3B4A8E
Tritanopia#005B5B
Tritanomaly#0D5773
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #25508E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-25508e: #25508E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25508E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25508e': '#25508E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.314, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_25508e">#25508E</color>
SVG fillfill="#25508E"

More Blue Colors

#25508E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#25508E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25508E?

#25508E is a dark blue — rgb(37, 80, 142) in RGB and hsl(215, 59%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.43.

What is the RGB value of #25508E?

#25508E is rgb(37, 80, 142) — red 37, green 80, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25508E?

#25508E converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 44%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25508E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #25508E scores 8.03:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #25508E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #25508E 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 19.69, which is visibly different.

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