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#253473 color: Twilight Express

#253473 is rgb(37, 52, 115) in RGB and oklch(35.05% 0.10977 269.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

35.1%
0.110
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #253473

#253473 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 35.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.55:1 contrast and black text 1.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twilight Express (#1c3378). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #253473 mixed with white

  1. 253473
  2. 374781
  3. 4a5b8f
  4. 5e6e9e
  5. 7482ac
  6. 8996ba
  7. a0aac7
  8. b7bfd5
  9. ced4e3
  10. e6e9f1

Darker: #253473 mixed with black

  1. 253473
  2. 1f2c63
  3. 192454
  4. 131c45
  5. 0d1536
  6. 080e28
  7. 04071b
  8. 02030f
  9. 000105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #253473 with less saturation

  1. 253473
  2. 27356e
  3. 293768
  4. 2b3863
  5. 2d385d
  6. 2f3957
  7. 323a52
  8. 343a4c
  9. 363a46
  10. 383a41

Questions about #253473

What color is #253473?

#253473 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Twilight Express. In RGB it is rgb(37, 52, 115), in HSL hsl(228.46, 51.32%, 29.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.05% 0.10977 269.829).

What colors go well with #253473?

The complementary color of #253473 is #4d3700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003f6c and #44296a. The triadic partners are #681c14 and #004917.

Is white or black text more readable on #253473?

White text reads better on #253473: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and black gives 1.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #253473 a warm or cool color?

#253473 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 35.1% and its chroma 0.11.