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#253ABC

#253abc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#253abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 22.75% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.32% cyan, 69.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 231.66°, with 67.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.66.

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Relative luminance0.0705

Complementary

  1. #253abc
  2. #bca725

Split complementary

  1. #253abc
  2. #bc5c25
  3. #85bc25

Analogous

  1. #2585bc
  2. #253abc
  3. #5c25bc

Triadic

  1. #253abc
  2. #bc253a
  3. #3abc25

Tetradic

  1. #253abc
  2. #a725bc
  3. #bca725
  4. #3abc25

Square

  1. #253abc
  2. #bc2585
  3. #bca725
  4. #25bc5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c133c
  2. #18267c
  3. #253abc
  4. #5164dd
  5. #919de9

Shades

#253abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253abc
  2. #2134a9
  3. #1e2e96
  4. #1a2984
  5. #162371
  6. #131d5e
  7. #0f174b
  8. #0b1138
  9. #070c26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#253abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253abc
  2. #3b4ec3
  3. #5161c9
  4. #6675d0
  5. #7c89d7
  6. #929dde
  7. #a8b0e4
  8. #bec4eb
  9. #d3d8f2
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253abc
  2. #2e41b6
  3. #3748b0
  4. #404faa
  5. #4956a4
  6. #535d9e
  7. #5c6498
  8. #656b92
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253abc {
  color: #253abc;
}
Background
.bg-253abc {
  background-color: #253abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253abc {
  border: 2px solid #253abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 58 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253abc, #5c25bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 58 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.45 #dac543 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#253abc  rgb(37, 58, 188)  hsl(232, 67%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bca725  rgb(188, 167, 37)  hsl(52, 67%, 44%)  Brass
#bc253a  rgb(188, 37, 58)  hsl(352, 67%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3abc25  rgb(58, 188, 37)  hsl(112, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green