#253F9D Color

#253F9D is rgb(37, 63, 157) in RGB and hsl(227, 62%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#253F9D

HEX#253F9D

RGBrgb(37, 63, 157)

HSLhsl(227, 62%, 38%)

HSVhsv(227, 76%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.156 267.2)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 60%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #253F9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #253F9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#253F9D Complementary#9D8325 Analogous#257B9D Analogous#47259D Triadic#9D253F Triadic#3F9D25

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #253F9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2E4EC2 #4564D3 #6A83DC #8B9FE4 #B1BEED #D2D9F4

Shades

#203788 #1B2E74 #16265F #121F4E #0E173A #090F25

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