#253E79 Color

#253E79 is rgb(37, 62, 121) in RGB and hsl(222, 53%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#253E79

HEX#253E79

RGBrgb(37, 62, 121)

HSLhsl(222, 53%, 31%)

HSVhsv(222, 69%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(37.8% 0.105 264.6)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 49%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #253E79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text10.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #253E79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#253E79 Complementary#796025 Analogous#256879 Analogous#362579 Triadic#79253E Triadic#3E7925

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #253E79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3152A0 #3C64C3 #6383CF #869FDA #ADBEE6 #D0DAF1

Shades

#203669 #1C2E5A #17264A #13203E #0E182F #0A101F

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