All About Color #253DB1

#253DB1

About #253DB1

#253DB1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #253DB1. In RGB it is red 37, green 61, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 65%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 79%, 66%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 8.82:1 on white and 2.38:1 on black.

#253DB1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 3D, B1
CMYK79.10%, 65.54%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal37, 61, 177
HSL230°, 65%, 42%
RGB Octal45, 75, 261
HSV (HSB)229.71°, 79.10%, 69.41%
RGB Binary100101, 111101, 10110001
CIE-L*AB31.59, 33.77, -63.98
RGB Percent14.51%, 23.92%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH31.59, 72.34, 297.83
XYZ10.37, 6.91, 42.38
CIE-L*UV31.59, -10.60, -86.47
xyY0.17, 0.12, 6.91
Hunter-Lab26.28, 24.44, -77.23
RYB14.51%, 22.54%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#253DB1 on a dark background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.
#253DB1 on a light background: contrast 8.82:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #253DB1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#253DB1 · #576DDB · #152365 · #B19A25 · #DBC557

Analogous palette

#25B19A · #2582B1 · #253DB1 · #5425B1 · #9A25B1

Triadic palette

#253DB1 · #B1253D · #3DB125 · #576DDB · #DB576D

Tetradic palette

#253DB1 · #B12582 · #B19A25 · #25B154 · #152365

Monochromatic palette

#0B1132 · #182772 · #253DB1 · #4A62D9 · #8999E6

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