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#253AEE

#253aee ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#253aee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 22.75% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.45% cyan, 75.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 233.73°, with 85.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.0959

Complementary

  1. #253aee
  2. #eed925

Split complementary

  1. #253aee
  2. #ee7425
  3. #9fee25

Analogous

  1. #259fee
  2. #253aee
  3. #7425ee

Triadic

  1. #253aee
  2. #ee253a
  3. #3aee25

Tetradic

  1. #253aee
  2. #d925ee
  3. #eed925
  4. #3aee25

Square

  1. #253aee
  2. #ee259f
  3. #eed925
  4. #25ee74

Monochromatic

  1. #091471
  2. #0e20b8
  3. #253aee
  4. #6c7af4
  5. #b3baf9

Shades

#253aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253aee
  2. #2134d6
  3. #1e2ebe
  4. #1a29a7
  5. #16238f
  6. #131d77
  7. #0f175f
  8. #0b1147
  9. #070c30
  10. #040618
  11. #000000

Tints

#253aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253aee
  2. #3b4ef0
  3. #5161f1
  4. #6675f3
  5. #7c89f5
  6. #929df7
  7. #a8b0f8
  8. #bec4fa
  9. #d3d8fc
  10. #e9ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253aee
  2. #2e41e3
  3. #3748d8
  4. #404fcd
  5. #4956c2
  6. #535db7
  7. #5c64ac
  8. #656ba1
  9. #6e7296
  10. #77798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484daa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253aee {
  color: #253aee;
}
Background
.bg-253aee {
  background-color: #253aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253aee {
  border: 2px solid #253aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 58 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253aee, #7425ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 58 238 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.45 #dac511 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#253aee  rgb(37, 58, 238)  hsl(234, 86%, 54%)  Han Purple
#eed925  rgb(238, 217, 37)  hsl(54, 86%, 54%)  Dandelion
#ee253a  rgb(238, 37, 58)  hsl(354, 86%, 54%)  Tractor Red
#3aee25  rgb(58, 238, 37)  hsl(114, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green