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#253CA0

#253ca0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#253ca0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 23.53% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.88% cyan, 62.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 228.78°, with 62.44% saturation and 38.63% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #253ca0
  2. #a08925

Split complementary

  1. #253ca0
  2. #a04c25
  3. #7aa025

Analogous

  1. #257aa0
  2. #253ca0
  3. #4c25a0

Triadic

  1. #253ca0
  2. #a0253c
  3. #3ca025

Tetradic

  1. #253ca0
  2. #8925a0
  3. #a08925
  4. #3ca025

Square

  1. #253ca0
  2. #a0257a
  3. #a08925
  4. #25a04c

Monochromatic

  1. #080d24
  2. #172562
  3. #253ca0
  4. #3f5bd3
  5. #7d90e1

Shades

#253ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253ca0
  2. #213690
  3. #1e3080
  4. #1a2a70
  5. #162460
  6. #131e50
  7. #0f1840
  8. #0b1230
  9. #070c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#253ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253ca0
  2. #3b50aa
  3. #5163b3
  4. #6677bd
  5. #7c8ac6
  6. #929ed0
  7. #a8b1d9
  8. #bec5e3
  9. #d3d8ec
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253ca0
  2. #2e439d
  3. #374a9a
  4. #405096
  5. #495793
  6. #535e90
  7. #5c658d
  8. #656c8a
  9. #6e7286
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ca3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00419e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003f9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253ca0 {
  color: #253ca0;
}
Background
.bg-253ca0 {
  background-color: #253ca0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #253ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 60 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 62% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253ca0, #4c25a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 60 160 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.64 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.79 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.06 #dac35f Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#253ca0  rgb(37, 60, 160)  hsl(229, 62%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a08925  rgb(160, 137, 37)  hsl(49, 62%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a0253c  rgb(160, 37, 60)  hsl(349, 62%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca025  rgb(60, 160, 37)  hsl(109, 62%, 39%)  Islamic Green