Information about #253C58 color

#253C58 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #253C58 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 60, 88) — 14.5% red, 23.5% green, 34.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#253C58 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Clouds (#273C5A). Slightly further away sit Dark Cobalt Blue (#273A59) and Dark Azure (#274059).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 60, 88) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #253C58 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#253C58 color variations

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

#253C58 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#253C58 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#253C58 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#253C58 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#253C58 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
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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
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#575A26
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#5A2826
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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
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#26575A
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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
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#5A263D
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#3D5A26
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#42265A
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#5A4226
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#3D5A26
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#5A2657
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#5A4226
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#265A28
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Nearest named colors to #253C58

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

Blue Clouds color link
Blue Clouds

#273C5A

Dark Cobalt Blue color link
Dark Cobalt Blue

#273A59

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Midnight Oil color link
Midnight Oil

#283854

Dark Sapphire Blue color link
Dark Sapphire Blue

#273459

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Charcoal Blue color link
Charcoal Blue

#2D4256

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

#253C58 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#253C58
  • RGB37, 60, 88
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(37, 60, 88)
  • HSL213°, 41%, 25%
  • HSL Precise212.941°, 40.8%, 24.51%
  • HSV213°, 58%, 35%
  • HSB213°, 58%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.235, 0.345)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.235, 0.345, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.235, 0.345)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID253C58
  • DECIMAL ID2440280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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