#253ccf

Color #253ccf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 21.84 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#253ccf

RGB

rgb(37, 60, 207)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 69.7%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 82.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.1%, 71%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(34.25, 45.17, -77.21)

LCH

lch(34.25, 89.45, 300.33)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.224, 267.82)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 14.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb825

Analogous

#2591cf

#253ccf

#6325cf

Triadic

#253ccf

#cf253c

#3ccf25

Split-complementary

#253ccf

#cf6325

#91cf25

Tetradic

#253ccf

#b825cf

#cfb825

#3ccf25

Square

#253ccf

#cf2591

#cfb825

#25cf63

Shades

Color #253ccf mixed toward black.

#1f32ac

#19288a

#121e67

#0c1445

#060a22

Tints

Color #253ccf mixed toward white.

#4358dd

#6879e4

#8e9beb

#b4bcf2

#d9def8

Tones

Color #253ccf mixed toward gray.

#3346c1

#4151b3

#4f5ba4

#5e6596

#6c7088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3031b9 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#2f2db3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#27a49f · ΔE 45.6

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 29.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #253ccf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253ccf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#253ccf (#253ccf) is rgb(37, 60, 207) in RGB.

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

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