#253e65

Color #253e65

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#253e65

RGB

rgb(37, 62, 101)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 46.4%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 63.4%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.4%, 38.6%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(26.09, 3.82, -25.85)

LCH

lch(26.09, 26.13, 278.41)

OKLCH

oklch(36.4%, 0.0746, 258.95)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 14.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#654c25

Analogous

#255e65

#253e65

#2c2565

Triadic

#253e65

#65253e

#3e6525

Split-complementary

#253e65

#652c25

#5e6525

Tetradic

#253e65

#4c2565

#654c25

#3e6525

Square

#253e65

#65255e

#654c25

#25652c

Shades

Color #253e65 mixed toward black.

#1f3454

#192943

#131f33

#0c1522

#060a11

Tints

Color #253e65 mixed toward white.

#365a93

#4a76bd

#7799cd

#a4bbde

#d2ddee

Tones

Color #253e65 mixed toward gray.

#2a3f60

#30405a

#354255

#3a4350

#40444a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.96:1

White text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#32325d · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#302e5b · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#275755 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #253e65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253e65]

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

#253e65 (#253e65) is rgb(37, 62, 101) in RGB.

No, #253e65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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