#253a5c

Color #253a5c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#253a5c

RGB

rgb(37, 58, 92)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 42.6%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 59.8%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.8%, 37%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(24.3, 3.18, -22.85)

LCH

lch(24.3, 23.07, 277.92)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.0656, 259.63)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 14.5%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c4725

Analogous

#25555c

#253a5c

#2c255c

Triadic

#253a5c

#5c253a

#3a5c25

Split-complementary

#253a5c

#5c2c25

#555c25

Tetradic

#253a5c

#47255c

#5c4725

#3a5c25

Square

#253a5c

#5c2555

#5c4725

#255c2c

Shades

Color #253a5c mixed toward black.

#1f304d

#19273d

#131d2e

#0c131f

#060a0f

Tints

Color #253a5c mixed toward white.

#375789

#4a73b6

#7796c8

#a4b9db

#d2dced

Tones

Color #253a5c mixed toward gray.

#2a3b57

#2e3c53

#333d4e

#373e4a

#3c3f45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.84:1

White text reads better on this background (11.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f3055 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#2e2c54 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#264f4e · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #253a5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253a5c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#253a5c (#253a5c) is rgb(37, 58, 92) in RGB.

No, #253a5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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