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#253f7f color: Mazarine Blue

#253f7f is rgb(37, 63, 127) in RGB and oklch(38.444% 0.11288 264.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

38.4%
0.113
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #253f7f

#253f7f is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.02:1 contrast and black text 2.1:1, 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: #253f7f mixed with white

  1. 253f7f
  2. 38518c
  3. 4c6499
  4. 6076a6
  5. 7589b3
  6. 8b9cc0
  7. a1afcd
  8. b8c3d9
  9. cfd7e6
  10. e7ebf2

Darker: #253f7f mixed with black

  1. 253f7f
  2. 1f356e
  3. 192c5d
  4. 13234c
  5. 0d1b3c
  6. 08122d
  7. 040a1f
  8. 020411
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #253f7f with less saturation

  1. 253f7f
  2. 284079
  3. 2b4173
  4. 2e426e
  5. 324268
  6. 354362
  7. 38435c
  8. 3b4356
  9. 3e4450
  10. 41444a

Questions about #253f7f

What color is #253f7f?

#253f7f is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 63, 127), in HSL hsl(222.67, 54.88%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.444% 0.11288 264.93).

What colors go well with #253f7f?

The complementary color of #253f7f is #5b3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a73 and #493478. The triadic partners are #742423 and #0c5217.

Is white or black text more readable on #253f7f?

White text reads better on #253f7f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and black gives 2.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #253f7f a warm or cool color?

#253f7f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.113.