Information about #253652 color

#253652 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#253652 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 54, 82) — 14.5% red, 21.2% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 11 / 0 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#253652 is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Midnight Oil (#283854). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Navy (#2A344D) and Dark Sapphire Blue (#273459).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 54, 82) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #253652: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #253652 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#253652 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#253652 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #253652

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Midnight Oil color link
Midnight Oil

#283854

Vintage Navy color link
Vintage Navy

#2A344D

Aviator color link
Aviator

#2A3057

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Blue Clouds color link
Blue Clouds

#273C5A

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Lucky Point color link
Lucky Point

#292D4F

Bunting color link
Bunting

#2B3449

Galactica color link
Galactica

#303655

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#253652
  • RGB37, 54, 82
  • CMYK18, 11, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(37, 54, 82)
  • HSL217°, 38%, 23%
  • HSL Precise217.333°, 37.815%, 23.333%
  • HSV217°, 55%, 32%
  • HSB217°, 55%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.212, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.212, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.212, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID253652
  • DECIMAL ID2438738
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01