Close to Royal Navy
#25174D
#25174D is a very dark, rich purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 14.5% red, 9% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #25174D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.05:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.31:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.05:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.31:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #25174D as they’d see it.
#25174D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #25174D
What color is #25174D?
#25174D is a very dark, rich purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 14.5% red, 9% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #25174D in RGB?
#25174D is rgb(37, 23, 77): 37 red, 23 green, and 77 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #25174D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(52, 70, 0, 70). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #25174D?
PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #25174D?
Its complement #1D2400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.