Information about #252C6E color

#252C6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #252C6E is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(37, 44, 110) (14.5% red, 17.3% green, 43.1% blue), or CMYK 29 / 26 / 0 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#252C6E is a clearly saturated deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Confidante (#233167). Slightly further away sit Vil Schoenheit Purple. (#31296F) and Conspiracy Purple (#2E2767).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 44, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #252C6E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#252C6E color variations

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

#252C6E 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 #252C6E

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

Ford Blue color link
Ford Blue

#2C3968

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Topsy Turvy color link
Topsy Turvy

#313669

Astronaut color link
Astronaut

#283A77

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Deep Koamaru color link
Deep Koamaru

#333366

Wow color link
Wow

#343467

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#252C6E
  • RGB37, 44, 110
  • CMYK29, 26, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(37, 44, 110)
  • HSL234°, 50%, 29%
  • HSL Precise234.247°, 49.66%, 28.824%
  • HSV234°, 66%, 43%
  • HSB234°, 66%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.173, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.173, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.173, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID252C6E
  • DECIMAL ID2436206
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01