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Colour

#253BC2

  • #253BC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#253BC2 is a blue with RGB values 37, 59, 194 and HSL 232°, 68%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#253BC2#253BC2
HEX#253BC2
RGBrgb(37, 59, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2314, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.5%, 23.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(231.6, 68%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 80.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK80.9%, 69.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,440,130
CSS custom property--colour: #253BC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#DAC43D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Navy · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AC25
Analogous#2589C2, #5E25C2
Triadic#C2253B, #3BC225
Split complementary#C25E25, #89C225
Tetradic#C22589, #C2AC25, #25C25E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0C7F3
Lighter +30%#95A1EB
Lighter +20%#6A7BE3
Lighter +10%#4055DA
Darker −10%#1D2E97
Darker −20%#15216C
Darker −30%#0C1442
Darker −40%#040717
More saturated +25%#0826DF
Less saturated −25%#4250A5

Channel breakdown

R37
G59
B194
Red37 (14.5%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue231.59°
Saturation (HSL)67.97%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 3B · B C2

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