#253b53

Color #253b53

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#253b53

RGB

rgb(37, 59, 83)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 38.3%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 55.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(24.15, -0.77, -17.18)

LCH

lch(24.15, 17.2, 267.43)

OKLCH

oklch(34.6%, 0.0507, 251.49)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 14.5%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#533d25

Analogous

#255253

#253b53

#262553

Triadic

#253b53

#53253b

#3b5325

Split-complementary

#253b53

#532625

#525325

Tetradic

#253b53

#3d2553

#533d25

#3b5325

Square

#253b53

#532552

#533d25

#255326

Shades

Color #253b53 mixed toward black.

#1f3145

#192737

#121d29

#0c141c

#060a0e

Tints

Color #253b53 mixed toward white.

#395b80

#4d7bad

#789cc3

#a5bdd7

#d2deeb

Tones

Color #253b53 mixed toward gray.

#293b4f

#2d3b4b

#303b47

#343c44

#383c40

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.83:1

White text reads better on this background (11.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#30304e · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#2f2d4d · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#264a49 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #253b53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253b53]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#253b53 (#253b53) is rgb(37, 59, 83) in RGB.

No, #253b53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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