#253a49

Color #253a49

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-950 #053345 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#253a49

RGB

rgb(37, 58, 73)

HSL

hsl(205, 32.7%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 49.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(23.34, -3.56, -11.8)

LCH

lch(23.34, 12.33, 253.21)

OKLCH

oklch(33.8%, 0.0376, 240.37)

HWB

hwb(205, 14.5%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#493425

Analogous

#254946

#253a49

#252849

Triadic

#253a49

#49253a

#3a4925

Split-complementary

#253a49

#492528

#494625

Tetradic

#253a49

#342549

#493425

#3a4925

Square

#253a49

#462549

#493425

#284925

Shades

Color #253a49 mixed toward black.

#1f303d

#192731

#131d25

#0c1318

#060a0c

Tints

Color #253a49 mixed toward white.

#3b5d75

#5280a2

#7aa0bc

#a7c0d2

#d3dfe9

Tones

Color #253a49 mixed toward gray.

#283a46

#2b3943

#2e3940

#31383d

#34383a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.78:1

White text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f3046 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#2e2c45 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#264342 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #253a49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253a49]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#253a49 (#253a49) is rgb(37, 58, 73) in RGB.

No, #253a49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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