All About Color #253F8D

#253F8D

About #253F8D

#253F8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #253F8D. In RGB it is red 37, green 63, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 58%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 74%, 55%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 9.66:1 on white and 2.17:1 on black.

#253F8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet25, 3F, 8D
CMYK73.76%, 55.32%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal37, 63, 141
HSL225°, 58%, 35%
RGB Octal45, 77, 215
HSV (HSB)225.00°, 73.76%, 55.29%
RGB Binary100101, 111111, 10001101
CIE-L*AB29.09, 18.67, -46.26
RGB Percent14.51%, 24.71%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH29.09, 49.88, 291.98
XYZ7.35, 5.87, 25.95
CIE-L*UV29.09, -10.66, -61.75
xyY0.19, 0.15, 5.87
Hunter-Lab24.23, 11.73, -46.52
RYB14.51%, 22.67%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#253F8D on a dark background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.
#253F8D on a light background: contrast 9.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #253F8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#253F8D · #4264CD · #121F44 · #8D7325 · #CDAA42

Analogous palette

#258D73 · #25738D · #253F8D · #3F258D · #73258D

Triadic palette

#253F8D · #8D253F · #3F8D25 · #4264CD · #CD4264

Tetradic palette

#253F8D · #8D2573 · #8D7325 · #258D3F · #121F44

Monochromatic palette

#050914 · #152451 · #253F8D · #365BC9 · #728CDA

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