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#253f7e color: Mazarine Blue

#253f7e is rgb(37, 63, 126) in RGB and oklch(38.369% 0.11139 264.787) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

38.4%
0.111
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #253f7e

#253f7e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.04:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, 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: #253f7e mixed with white

  1. 253f7e
  2. 38518b
  3. 4c6498
  4. 6076a5
  5. 7589b2
  6. 8b9cbf
  7. a1afcc
  8. b8c3d9
  9. cfd7e6
  10. e7ebf2

Darker: #253f7e mixed with black

  1. 253f7e
  2. 1f356d
  3. 192c5c
  4. 13234c
  5. 0d1b3c
  6. 08122d
  7. 040a1f
  8. 020411
  9. 000105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #253f7e with less saturation

  1. 253f7e
  2. 284078
  3. 2b4173
  4. 2e426d
  5. 324267
  6. 354361
  7. 38435c
  8. 3b4356
  9. 3d4350
  10. 404349

Questions about #253f7e

What color is #253f7e?

#253f7e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 63, 126), in HSL hsl(222.47, 54.6%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.369% 0.11139 264.787).

What colors go well with #253f7e?

The complementary color of #253f7e is #5b3d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a73 and #493478. The triadic partners are #732423 and #0e5217.

Is white or black text more readable on #253f7e?

White text reads better on #253f7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #253f7e a warm or cool color?

#253f7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.111.