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#253FB3

#253fb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#253fb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 24.71% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.33% cyan, 64.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 229.01°, with 65.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #253fb3
  2. #b39925

Split complementary

  1. #253fb3
  2. #b35225
  3. #86b325

Analogous

  1. #2586b3
  2. #253fb3
  3. #5225b3

Triadic

  1. #253fb3
  2. #b3253f
  3. #3fb325

Tetradic

  1. #253fb3
  2. #9925b3
  3. #b39925
  4. #3fb325

Square

  1. #253fb3
  2. #b32586
  3. #b39925
  4. #25b352

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1234
  2. #182974
  3. #253fb3
  4. #4b65da
  5. #8a9be7

Shades

#253fb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253fb3
  2. #2139a1
  3. #1e328f
  4. #1a2c7d
  5. #16266b
  6. #13205a
  7. #0f1948
  8. #0b1336
  9. #070d24
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#253fb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253fb3
  2. #3b52bb
  3. #5165c2
  4. #6679ca
  5. #7c8cd1
  6. #929fd9
  7. #a8b2e1
  8. #bec5e8
  9. #d3d9f0
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253fb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253fb3
  2. #2e46ae
  3. #374ca9
  4. #4053a4
  5. #49599f
  6. #53609a
  7. #5c6694
  8. #656d8f
  9. #6e738a
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404782 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253fb3 {
  color: #253fb3;
}
Background
.bg-253fb3 {
  background-color: #253fb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253fb3 {
  border: 2px solid #253fb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253fb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 63 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 66% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253fb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253fb3, #5225b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253fb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 63 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.87 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.98 #dac04c Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#253fb3  rgb(37, 63, 179)  hsl(229, 66%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#b39925  rgb(179, 153, 37)  hsl(49, 66%, 42%)  Brass
#b3253f  rgb(179, 37, 63)  hsl(349, 66%, 42%)  Cardinal
#3fb325  rgb(63, 179, 37)  hsl(109, 66%, 42%)  Kelly Green