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#253BBD

#253bbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#253bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 23.14% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.42% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 231.32°, with 67.26% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.82.

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Relative luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #253bbd
  2. #bda725

Split complementary

  1. #253bbd
  2. #bd5b25
  3. #87bd25

Analogous

  1. #2587bd
  2. #253bbd
  3. #5b25bd

Triadic

  1. #253bbd
  2. #bd253b
  3. #3bbd25

Tetradic

  1. #253bbd
  2. #a725bd
  3. #bda725
  4. #3bbd25

Square

  1. #253bbd
  2. #bd2587
  3. #bda725
  4. #25bd5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c133d
  2. #18277d
  3. #253bbd
  4. #5166dd
  5. #919eea

Shades

#253bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253bbd
  2. #2135aa
  3. #1e2f97
  4. #1a2984
  5. #162371
  6. #131e5f
  7. #0f184c
  8. #0b1239
  9. #070c26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#253bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253bbd
  2. #3b4fc4
  3. #5162ca
  4. #6676d1
  5. #7c89d7
  6. #929dde
  7. #a8b1e5
  8. #bec4eb
  9. #d3d8f2
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253bbd
  2. #2e42b7
  3. #3749b1
  4. #4050ab
  5. #4957a5
  6. #535e9f
  7. #5c6498
  8. #656b92
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253bbd {
  color: #253bbd;
}
Background
.bg-253bbd {
  background-color: #253bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253bbd {
  border: 2px solid #253bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 59 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253bbd, #5b25bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 59 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.95 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.31 #dac442 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#253bbd  rgb(37, 59, 189)  hsl(231, 67%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bda725  rgb(189, 167, 37)  hsl(51, 67%, 44%)  Brass
#bd253b  rgb(189, 37, 59)  hsl(351, 67%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3bbd25  rgb(59, 189, 37)  hsl(111, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green