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#253EB0

#253eb0 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#253eb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 24.31% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.98% cyan, 64.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 229.21°, with 65.26% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0697

Complementary

  1. #253eb0
  2. #b09725

Split complementary

  1. #253eb0
  2. #b05125
  3. #83b025

Analogous

  1. #2583b0
  2. #253eb0
  3. #5125b0

Triadic

  1. #253eb0
  2. #b0253e
  3. #3eb025

Tetradic

  1. #253eb0
  2. #9725b0
  3. #b09725
  4. #3eb025

Square

  1. #253eb0
  2. #b02583
  3. #b09725
  4. #25b051

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1132
  2. #182871
  3. #253eb0
  4. #4963d9
  5. #8899e6

Shades

#253eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253eb0
  2. #21389e
  3. #1e328d
  4. #1a2b7b
  5. #16256a
  6. #131f58
  7. #0f1946
  8. #0b1335
  9. #070c23
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#253eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253eb0
  2. #3b51b8
  3. #5165c0
  4. #6678c8
  5. #7c8bd0
  6. #929fd8
  7. #a8b2df
  8. #bec5e7
  9. #d3d8ef
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253eb0
  2. #2e45ab
  3. #374ba6
  4. #4052a2
  5. #49589d
  6. #535f98
  7. #5c6693
  8. #656c8e
  9. #6e738a
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253eb0 {
  color: #253eb0;
}
Background
.bg-253eb0 {
  background-color: #253eb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #253eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 62 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 65% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253eb0, #5125b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 62 176 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.63 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.38 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.69 #dac14f Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#253eb0  rgb(37, 62, 176)  hsl(229, 65%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#b09725  rgb(176, 151, 37)  hsl(49, 65%, 42%)  Brass
#b0253e  rgb(176, 37, 62)  hsl(349, 65%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3eb025  rgb(62, 176, 37)  hsl(109, 65%, 42%)  Kelly Green