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#253ABE

#253abe ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#253abe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 22.75% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.53% cyan, 69.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 231.76°, with 67.4% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.82.

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Relative luminance0.0714

Complementary

  1. #253abe
  2. #bea925

Split complementary

  1. #253abe
  2. #be5c25
  3. #87be25

Analogous

  1. #2587be
  2. #253abe
  3. #5c25be

Triadic

  1. #253abe
  2. #be253a
  3. #3abe25

Tetradic

  1. #253abe
  2. #a925be
  3. #bea925
  4. #3abe25

Square

  1. #253abe
  2. #be2587
  3. #bea925
  4. #25be5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c133e
  2. #19267e
  3. #253abe
  4. #5265dd
  5. #929eea

Shades

#253abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253abe
  2. #2134ab
  3. #1e2e98
  4. #1a2985
  5. #162372
  6. #131d5f
  7. #0f174c
  8. #0b1139
  9. #070c26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#253abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253abe
  2. #3b4ec5
  3. #5161cb
  4. #6675d2
  5. #7c89d8
  6. #929ddf
  7. #a8b0e5
  8. #bec4ec
  9. #d3d8f2
  10. #e9ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253abe
  2. #2e41b8
  3. #3748b2
  4. #404fab
  5. #4956a5
  6. #535d9f
  7. #5c6499
  8. #656b93
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ac0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253abe {
  color: #253abe;
}
Background
.bg-253abe {
  background-color: #253abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253abe {
  border: 2px solid #253abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 58 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253abe, #5c25be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 58 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.38 #dac541 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#253abe  rgb(37, 58, 190)  hsl(232, 67%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bea925  rgb(190, 169, 37)  hsl(52, 67%, 45%)  Brass
#be253a  rgb(190, 37, 58)  hsl(352, 67%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3abe25  rgb(58, 190, 37)  hsl(112, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green