#257CB6 Color

#257CB6 is rgb(37, 124, 182) in RGB and hsl(204, 66%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#257CB6

HEX#257CB6

RGBrgb(37, 124, 182)

HSLhsl(204, 66%, 43%)

HSVhsv(204, 80%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.12 243)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 32%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #257CB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #257CB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#257CB6 Complementary#B65F25 Analogous#25B6A8 Analogous#2534B6 Triadic#B6257C Triadic#7CB625

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #257CB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3093D5 #51A4DB #73B6E2 #91C5E8 #B3D7EF #D5E9F6

Shades

#206B9D #1C5C87 #174B6E #123D59 #0D2B3F #091D2A

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