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#253CA4

#253ca4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#253ca4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.44% cyan, 63.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, with 63.18% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0631

Complementary

  1. #253ca4
  2. #a48d25

Split complementary

  1. #253ca4
  2. #a44d25
  3. #7ca425

Analogous

  1. #257ca4
  2. #253ca4
  3. #4d25a4

Triadic

  1. #253ca4
  2. #a4253c
  3. #3ca425

Tetradic

  1. #253ca4
  2. #8d25a4
  3. #a48d25
  4. #3ca425

Square

  1. #253ca4
  2. #a4257c
  3. #a48d25
  4. #25a44d

Monochromatic

  1. #090e27
  2. #172566
  3. #253ca4
  4. #415cd4
  5. #8092e2

Shades

#253ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253ca4
  2. #213694
  3. #1e3083
  4. #1a2a73
  5. #162462
  6. #131e52
  7. #0f1842
  8. #0b1231
  9. #070c21
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#253ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253ca4
  2. #3b50ad
  3. #5163b6
  4. #6677bf
  5. #7c8ac8
  6. #929ed2
  7. #a8b1db
  8. #bec5e4
  9. #d3d8ed
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253ca4
  2. #2e43a0
  3. #374a9d
  4. #405099
  5. #495796
  6. #535e92
  7. #5c658e
  8. #656c8b
  9. #6e7287
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253ca4 {
  color: #253ca4;
}
Background
.bg-253ca4 {
  background-color: #253ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #253ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 60 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 63% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253ca4, #4d25a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 60 164 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.22 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.10 #dac35b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#253ca4  rgb(37, 60, 164)  hsl(229, 63%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a48d25  rgb(164, 141, 37)  hsl(49, 63%, 39%)  Brass
#a4253c  rgb(164, 37, 60)  hsl(349, 63%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca425  rgb(60, 164, 37)  hsl(109, 63%, 39%)  Kelly Green