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#253E7E

#253e7e ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#253e7e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 24.31% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.63% cyan, 50.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 54.6% saturation and 31.96% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0534

Complementary

  1. #253e7e
  2. #7e6525

Split complementary

  1. #253e7e
  2. #7e3925
  3. #6a7e25

Analogous

  1. #256a7e
  2. #253e7e
  3. #39257e

Triadic

  1. #253e7e
  2. #7e253e
  3. #3e7e25

Tetradic

  1. #253e7e
  2. #65257e
  3. #7e6525
  4. #3e7e25

Square

  1. #253e7e
  2. #7e256a
  3. #7e6525
  4. #257e39

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #142143
  3. #253e7e
  4. #365bb9
  5. #6987d3

Shades

#253e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253e7e
  2. #213871
  3. #1e3265
  4. #1a2b58
  5. #16254c
  6. #131f3f
  7. #0f1932
  8. #0b1326
  9. #070c19
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#253e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253e7e
  2. #3b518b
  3. #516598
  4. #6678a5
  5. #7c8bb2
  6. #929fbf
  7. #a8b2cb
  8. #bec5d8
  9. #d3d8e5
  10. #e9ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253e7e
  2. #2e457e
  3. #374b7e
  4. #40527f
  5. #49587f
  6. #535f7f
  7. #5c667f
  8. #656c7f
  9. #6e7380
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38405f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b4680 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #023e7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f437f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #163e7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004769 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253e7e {
  color: #253e7e;
}
Background
.bg-253e7e {
  background-color: #253e7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253e7e {
  border: 2px solid #253e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 62 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 55% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253e7e, #39257e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 62 126 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.77 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.33 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.34 #dac181 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Smalt
#253e7e  rgb(37, 62, 126)  hsl(223, 55%, 32%)  Smalt
#7e6525  rgb(126, 101, 37)  hsl(43, 55%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7e253e  rgb(126, 37, 62)  hsl(343, 55%, 32%)  Claret
#3e7e25  rgb(62, 126, 37)  hsl(103, 55%, 32%)  Sap Green