All About Color #253B79

#253B79

About #253B79

#253B79 is a dark blue color with the hex code #253B79. In RGB it is red 37, green 59, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 53%, lightness 31%; in CMYK it is 69%, 51%, 0%, 53%. Its contrast ratio is 10.60:1 on white and 1.98:1 on black.

#253B79 Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 3B, 79
CMYK69.42%, 51.24%, 0.00%, 52.55%
RGB Decimal37, 59, 121
HSL224°, 53%, 31%
RGB Octal45, 73, 171
HSV (HSB)224.29°, 69.42%, 47.45%
RGB Binary100101, 111011, 1111001
CIE-L*AB26.45, 13.61, -38.04
RGB Percent14.51%, 23.14%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH26.45, 40.40, 289.69
XYZ5.78, 4.90, 18.73
CIE-L*UV26.45, -9.37, -49.08
xyY0.20, 0.17, 4.90
Hunter-Lab22.14, 7.84, -34.66
RYB14.51%, 21.35%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#253B79 on a dark background: contrast 1.98:1, fails WCAG AA.
#253B79 on a light background: contrast 10.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #253B79, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#253B79 · #3B5EBF · #101933 · #796325 · #BF9C3B

Analogous palette

#257963 · #256579 · #253B79 · #392579 · #632579

Triadic palette

#253B79 · #79253B · #3B7925 · #3B5EBF · #BF3B5E

Tetradic palette

#253B79 · #792565 · #796325 · #257939 · #101933

Monochromatic palette

#060A14 · #131F3E · #253B79 · #3758B3 · #6783D0

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