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#252149 color: Black Market

#252149 is rgb(37, 33, 73) in RGB and oklch(27.532% 0.07183 285.2) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

27.5%
0.072
285°
  • Indigo
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.39:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #252149

#252149 is a soft very dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 27.5% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.08:1 contrast and black text 1.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark indigo colors

Lighter: #252149 mixed with white

  1. 252149
  2. 37355a
  3. 4a496b
  4. 5e5d7d
  5. 73738f
  6. 8989a1
  7. 9f9fb3
  8. b6b7c6
  9. ceced9
  10. e6e6ec

Darker: #252149 mixed with black

  1. 252149
  2. 1f1b3e
  3. 191634
  4. 13102a
  5. 0d0b20
  6. 080617
  7. 04030e
  8. 020106
  9. 000002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #252149 with less saturation

  1. 252149
  2. 252246
  3. 252343
  4. 25243f
  5. 26253c
  6. 262539
  7. 262635
  8. 262632
  9. 27272f
  10. 27272b

Questions about #252149

What color is #252149?

#252149 is soft very dark indigo. The closest named color is Black Market. In RGB it is rgb(37, 33, 73), in HSL hsl(246, 37.74%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.532% 0.07183 285.2).

What colors go well with #252149?

The complementary color of #252149 is #2d2900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c284a and #351b3f. The triadic partners are #431a04 and #00321f.

Is white or black text more readable on #252149?

White text reads better on #252149: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and black gives 1.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #252149 a warm or cool color?

#252149 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 27.5% and its chroma 0.072.