All About Color #253C8D

#253C8D

About #253C8D

#253C8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #253C8D. In RGB it is red 37, green 60, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 227°, saturation 58%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 57%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 9.95:1 on white and 2.11:1 on black.

#253C8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 3C, 8D
CMYK73.76%, 57.45%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal37, 60, 141
HSL227°, 58%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 74, 215
HSV (HSB)226.73°, 73.76%, 55.29%
RGB Binary100101, 111100, 10001101
CIE-L*AB28.24, 20.73, -47.63
RGB Percent14.51%, 23.53%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH28.24, 51.94, 293.52
XYZ7.19, 5.55, 25.89
CIE-L*UV28.24, -9.84, -62.87
xyY0.19, 0.14, 5.55
Hunter-Lab23.55, 13.24, -48.68
RYB14.51%, 21.90%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#253C8D on a dark background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.
#253C8D on a light background: contrast 9.95:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #253C8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #253C8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#253C8D · #4260CD · #121D44 · #8D7725 · #CDAF42

Analogous palette

#258D77 · #25708D · #253C8D · #43258D · #77258D

Triadic palette

#253C8D · #8D253C · #3C8D25 · #4260CD · #CD4260

Tetradic palette

#253C8D · #8D2570 · #8D7725 · #258D43 · #121D44

Monochromatic palette

#050914 · #152251 · #253C8D · #3656C9 · #7288DA

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