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Recognised as Colour

#253EEB

  • #253EEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#253EEB is a blue with RGB values 37, 62, 235 and HSL 232°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#253EEB#253EEB
HEX#253EEB
RGBrgb(37, 62, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2431, 0.9216
RGB percentages14.5%, 24.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(232.4, 83.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 84.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK84.3%, 73.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,440,939
CSS custom property--colour: #253EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DAC114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.5Dark blue · ΔE 29.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD225
Analogous#25A1EB, #6F25EB
Triadic#EB253E, #3EEB25
Split complementary#EB6F25, #A1EB25
Tetradic#EB25A1, #EBD225, #25EB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E3FC
Lighter +30%#B1BAF8
Lighter +20%#8291F4
Lighter +10%#5467EF
Darker −10%#132ACA
Darker −20%#0E209C
Darker −30%#0A166D
Darker −40%#060D3E
More saturated +25%#112FFF
Less saturated −25%#4354CD

Channel breakdown

R37
G62
B235
Red37 (14.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue232.42°
Saturation (HSL)83.19%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 3E · B EB

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