#253b47

Color #253b47

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.49 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-950 #053345 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#253b47

RGB

rgb(37, 59, 71)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 31.5%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 47.9%, 27.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 72.2%)

LAB

lab(23.59, -4.88, -10.08)

LCH

lch(23.59, 11.2, 244.17)

OKLCH

oklch(33.9%, 0.0349, 233.03)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 14.5%, 72.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#473125

Analogous

#254742

#253b47

#252a47

Triadic

#253b47

#47253b

#3b4725

Split-complementary

#253b47

#47252a

#474225

Tetradic

#253b47

#312547

#473125

#3b4725

Square

#253b47

#422547

#473125

#2a4725

Shades

Color #253b47 mixed toward black.

#1f313b

#19272f

#131e24

#0c1418

#060a0c

Tints

Color #253b47 mixed toward white.

#3c6073

#53849f

#7ba4ba

#a7c2d1

#d3e1e8

Tones

Color #253b47 mixed toward gray.

#283a44

#2b3941

#2e393f

#30383c

#333739

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303044 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#2f2d44 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#264242 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 9.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #253b47;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253b47]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#253b47 (#253b47) is rgb(37, 59, 71) in RGB.

No, #253b47 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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