All About Color #253E8D

#253E8D

About #253E8D

#253E8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #253E8D. In RGB it is red 37, green 62, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 226°, saturation 58%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 56%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 9.76:1 on white and 2.15:1 on black.

#253E8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 3E, 8D
CMYK73.76%, 56.03%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal37, 62, 141
HSL226°, 58%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 76, 215
HSV (HSB)225.58°, 73.76%, 55.29%
RGB Binary100101, 111110, 10001101
CIE-L*AB28.80, 19.35, -46.72
RGB Percent14.51%, 24.31%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH28.80, 50.57, 292.50
XYZ7.29, 5.76, 25.93
CIE-L*UV28.80, -10.38, -62.14
xyY0.19, 0.15, 5.76
Hunter-Lab24.00, 12.23, -47.24
RYB14.51%, 22.41%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#253E8D on a dark background: contrast 2.15:1, fails WCAG AA.
#253E8D on a light background: contrast 9.76:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #253E8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#253E8D · #4262CD · #121E44 · #8D7525 · #CDAC42

Analogous palette

#258D75 · #25718D · #253E8D · #41258D · #75258D

Triadic palette

#253E8D · #8D253E · #3E8D25 · #4262CD · #CD4262

Tetradic palette

#253E8D · #8D2571 · #8D7525 · #258D41 · #121E44

Monochromatic palette

#050914 · #152351 · #253E8D · #3658C9 · #728ADA

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