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#253d7b color: Mazarine Blue

#253d7b is rgb(37, 61, 123) in RGB and oklch(37.688% 0.10956 265.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

37.7%
0.110
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #253d7b

#253d7b is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.33:1 contrast and black text 2.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mazarine Blue (#2a407e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #253d7b mixed with white

  1. 253d7b
  2. 384f89
  3. 4b6296
  4. 6075a3
  5. 7588b0
  6. 8b9bbe
  7. a1aecb
  8. b8c2d8
  9. cfd6e5
  10. e7eaf2

Darker: #253d7b mixed with black

  1. 253d7b
  2. 1f346a
  3. 192b5a
  4. 13224a
  5. 0d1a3a
  6. 08122c
  7. 040a1e
  8. 020410
  9. 000105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #253d7b with less saturation

  1. 253d7b
  2. 283e75
  3. 2b3f70
  4. 2e406a
  5. 314065
  6. 33415f
  7. 364159
  8. 394153
  9. 3c424e
  10. 3f4248

Questions about #253d7b

What color is #253d7b?

#253d7b is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 61, 123), in HSL hsl(223.26, 53.75%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.688% 0.10956 265.523).

What colors go well with #253d7b?

The complementary color of #253d7b is #583c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004871 and #473274. The triadic partners are #712321 and #0a5017.

Is white or black text more readable on #253d7b?

White text reads better on #253d7b: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and black gives 2.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #253d7b a warm or cool color?

#253d7b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 37.7% and its chroma 0.11.