Recognised as Colour

#253EF6

#253EF6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#253EF6 is a blue with RGB values 37, 62, 246 and HSL 233°, 92%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#253EF6#253EF6

HEX#253EF6

RGBrgb(37, 62, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.2431, 0.9647

RGB percentages14.5%, 24.3%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(232.8, 92.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 85%, 96.5%)

CMYK85%, 74.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,440,950

CSS custom property--colour: #253EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#DAC109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 21.8 Blue · ΔE 27.9 Dark violet · ΔE 29 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F6DD25

Analogous#25A6F6, #7525F6

Triadic#F6253E, #3EF625

Split complementary#F67525, #A6F625

Tetradic#F625A6, #F6DD25, #25F675

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9EBFE

Lighter +30%#B8C0FC

Lighter +20%#8795FA

Lighter +10%#5669F8

Darker −10%#0923DF

Darker −20%#071BAE

Darker −30%#05137D

Darker −40%#030C4C

More saturated +25%#1C37FF

Less saturated −25%#4154DA

Channel breakdown

R37

G62

B246

Red37 (14.5%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue232.82°

Saturation (HSL)92.07%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 3E · B F6

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