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#253DA7

#253da7 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#253da7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 23.92% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.84% cyan, 63.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 228.92°, with 63.73% saturation and 40% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0652

Complementary

  1. #253da7
  2. #a78f25

Split complementary

  1. #253da7
  2. #a74e25
  3. #7ea725

Analogous

  1. #257ea7
  2. #253da7
  3. #4e25a7

Triadic

  1. #253da7
  2. #a7253d
  3. #3da725

Tetradic

  1. #253da7
  2. #8f25a7
  3. #a78f25
  4. #3da725

Square

  1. #253da7
  2. #a7257e
  3. #a78f25
  4. #25a74e

Monochromatic

  1. #090f2a
  2. #172668
  3. #253da7
  4. #435ed5
  5. #8294e3

Shades

#253da7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253da7
  2. #213796
  3. #1e3186
  4. #1a2b75
  5. #162564
  6. #131f54
  7. #0f1843
  8. #0b1232
  9. #070c21
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#253da7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253da7
  2. #3b50b0
  3. #5164b9
  4. #6677c1
  5. #7c8bca
  6. #929ed3
  7. #a8b1dc
  8. #bec5e5
  9. #d3d8ed
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253da7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253da7
  2. #2e44a3
  3. #374a9f
  4. #40519b
  5. #495897
  6. #535f94
  7. #5c6590
  8. #656c8c
  9. #6e7388
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d447a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00596c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253da7 {
  color: #253da7;
}
Background
.bg-253da7 {
  background-color: #253da7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253da7 {
  border: 2px solid #253da7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253da7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 61 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 64% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253da7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253da7, #4e25a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253da7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 61 167 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.04 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.99 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.46 #dac258 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#253da7  rgb(37, 61, 167)  hsl(229, 64%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a78f25  rgb(167, 143, 37)  hsl(49, 64%, 40%)  Brass
#a7253d  rgb(167, 37, 61)  hsl(349, 64%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3da725  rgb(61, 167, 37)  hsl(109, 64%, 40%)  Kelly Green