#257AB6 Color

#257AB6 is rgb(37, 122, 182) in RGB and hsl(205, 66%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#257AB6

HEX#257AB6

RGBrgb(37, 122, 182)

HSLhsl(205, 66%, 43%)

HSVhsv(205, 80%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.122 244.4)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 33%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #257AB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #257AB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#257AB6 Complementary#B66225 Analogous#25B6AA Analogous#2531B6 Triadic#B6257A Triadic#7AB625

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #257AB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3090D5 #51A2DB #73B4E2 #91C4E8 #B3D6EF #D5E8F6

Shades

#20699D #1C5B87 #174A6E #123B59 #0D2A3F #091C2A

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