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#253149

#253149 ≈ Prussian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#253149 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 19.22% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.32% cyan, 32.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 32.73% saturation and 21.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0307

Complementary

  1. #253149
  2. #493d25

Split complementary

  1. #253149
  2. #492b25
  3. #434925

Analogous

  1. #254349
  2. #253149
  3. #2b2549

Triadic

  1. #253149
  2. #492531
  3. #314925

Tetradic

  1. #253149
  2. #3d2549
  3. #493d25
  4. #314925

Square

  1. #253149
  2. #492543
  3. #493d25
  4. #25492b

Monochromatic

  1. #07090e
  2. #0b0f16
  3. #253149
  4. #3f537c
  5. #5b76ac

Shades

#253149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253149
  2. #212c42
  3. #1e273a
  4. #1a2233
  5. #161d2c
  6. #131925
  7. #0f141d
  8. #0b0f16
  9. #070a0f
  10. #040507
  11. #000000

Tints

#253149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253149
  2. #3b465b
  3. #515a6d
  4. #666f80
  5. #7c8392
  6. #9298a4
  7. #a8adb6
  8. #bec1c8
  9. #d3d6db
  10. #e9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253149
  2. #2e394f
  3. #374154
  4. #40495a
  5. #49515f
  6. #535965
  7. #5c606a
  8. #656870
  9. #6e7075
  10. #77787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d313c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #28334a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #243048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #183639 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27324a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #253049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e3440 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253149 {
  color: #253149;
}
Background
.bg-253149 {
  background-color: #253149;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253149 {
  border: 2px solid #253149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 49 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 33% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253149, #2b2549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 49 73 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.67 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.14 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.37 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.55 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.93 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.28 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.65 #daceb6 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#253149  rgb(37, 49, 73)  hsl(220, 33%, 22%)  Prussian Blue
#493d25  rgb(73, 61, 37)  hsl(40, 33%, 22%)  Taupe
#492531  rgb(73, 37, 49)  hsl(340, 33%, 22%)  Eggplant
#314925  rgb(49, 73, 37)  hsl(100, 33%, 22%)  Hunter Green