All About Color #253CBB

#253CBB

About #253CBB

#253CBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #253CBB. In RGB it is red 37, green 60, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 67%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 80%, 68%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 8.60:1 on white and 2.44:1 on black.

#253CBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 3C, BB
CMYK80.21%, 67.91%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal37, 60, 187
HSL231°, 67%, 44%
RGB Octal45, 74, 273
HSV (HSB)230.80°, 80.21%, 73.33%
RGB Binary100101, 111100, 10111011
CIE-L*AB32.29, 38.08, -68.76
RGB Percent14.51%, 23.53%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH32.29, 78.60, 298.98
XYZ11.35, 7.21, 47.81
CIE-L*UV32.29, -10.58, -92.95
xyY0.17, 0.11, 7.21
Hunter-Lab26.86, 28.43, -86.74
RYB14.51%, 22.33%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#253CBB on a dark background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.
#253CBB on a light background: contrast 8.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#253CBB · #5D71DF · #16236F · #BBA525 · #DFCC5D

Analogous palette

#25BBA5 · #2587BB · #253CBB · #5A25BB · #A525BB

Triadic palette

#253CBB · #BB253C · #3CBB25 · #5D71DF · #DF5D71

Tetradic palette

#253CBB · #BB2587 · #BBA525 · #25BB5A · #16236F

Monochromatic palette

#0C133C · #18277B · #253CBB · #5065DC · #909EE9

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