#253873

Color #253873

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#253873

RGB

rgb(37, 56, 115)

HSL

hsl(225.4, 51.3%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.4, 67.8%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 51.3%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(25.13, 13.36, -36.35)

LCH

lch(25.13, 38.73, 290.18)

OKLCH

oklch(35.9%, 0.1042, 267.52)

HWB

hwb(225.4, 14.5%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#736025

Analogous

#255f73

#253873

#392573

Triadic

#253873

#732538

#387325

Split-complementary

#253873

#733925

#5f7325

Tetradic

#253873

#602573

#736025

#387325

Square

#253873

#73255f

#736025

#257339

Shades

Color #253873 mixed toward black.

#1f2f60

#19254d

#131c39

#0c1326

#060913

Tints

Color #253873 mixed toward white.

#344ea0

#4a68c5

#788ed3

#a5b4e2

#d2d9f0

Tones

Color #253873 mixed toward gray.

#2c3b6c

#323f66

#38425f

#3f4559

#454952

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e68 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#2d2c66 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#265f5d · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #253873;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253873]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#253873 (#253873) is rgb(37, 56, 115) in RGB.

No, #253873 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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