#253E8D Color

#253E8D is rgb(37, 62, 141) in RGB and hsl(226, 58%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#253E8D

HEX#253E8D

RGBrgb(37, 62, 141)

HSLhsl(226, 58%, 35%)

HSVhsv(226, 74%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.135 266.8)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 56%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #253E8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #253E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#253E8D Complementary#8D7525 Analogous#25718D Analogous#41258D Triadic#8D253E Triadic#3E8D25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #253E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F4DB1 #4262CD #6680D6 #8A9EE0 #AEBCEA #D3DAF3

Shades

#21377D #1C2E69 #182759 #121E44 #0E1734 #090E20

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