#253d5c

Color #253d5c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#253d5c

RGB

rgb(37, 61, 92)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 42.6%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 59.8%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(25.27, 1.14, -21.32)

LCH

lch(25.27, 21.35, 273.06)

OKLCH

oklch(35.6%, 0.062, 255.34)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 14.5%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c4425

Analogous

#25595c

#253d5c

#29255c

Triadic

#253d5c

#5c253d

#3d5c25

Split-complementary

#253d5c

#5c2925

#595c25

Tetradic

#253d5c

#44255c

#5c4425

#3d5c25

Square

#253d5c

#5c2559

#5c4425

#255c29

Shades

Color #253d5c mixed toward black.

#1f334d

#19293d

#131f2e

#0c141f

#060a0f

Tints

Color #253d5c mixed toward white.

#375b89

#4a79b6

#779bc8

#a4bcdb

#d2deed

Tones

Color #253d5c mixed toward gray.

#2a3e57

#2e3e53

#333f4e

#373f4a

#3c4045

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#313156 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#302e54 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#27504f · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #253d5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#253d5c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#253d5c (#253d5c) is rgb(37, 61, 92) in RGB.

No, #253d5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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