#253E98 Color

#253E98 is rgb(37, 62, 152) in RGB and hsl(227, 61%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#253E98

HEX#253E98

RGBrgb(37, 62, 152)

HSLhsl(227, 61%, 37%)

HSVhsv(227, 76%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.15 267.3)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 59%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #253E98 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #253E98 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#253E98 Complementary#987F25 Analogous#257798 Analogous#452598 Triadic#98253E Triadic#3E9825

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #253E98, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2E4DBD #4261D1 #6780DA #8C9FE3 #B1BEEC #D2D9F4

Shades

#203583 #1C2F73 #17265E #121E4A #0D1635 #090F25

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