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#253F4E Depths of the Nile

#253F4E is a dark, muted blue named Depths of the Nile. In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 24.7% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(37, 63, 78)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 36% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 53% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #253F4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.05:1.

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Variations of #253F4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#253F4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#253F4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #253F4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #323A4E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #383E4F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #333E4F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #323A4E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2F3C4E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #114344
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1F414A
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3C3C3C
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #373D41

#253F4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.05:1 Very good#253F4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#253F4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#253F4E in CSS

/* Depths of the Nile */
.color { color: #253F4E; }
.background { background-color: #253F4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #253F4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(37 63 78);
color: hsl(202 36% 23%);
color: oklch(0.353 0.041 234.9);

#253F4E FAQ

What color is #253F4E?

#253F4E is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #253F4E?

#253F4E is rgb(37, 63, 78) in RGB, hsl(202, 36%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(53%, 19%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #253F4E?

The complementary color of #253F4E is #4E3425, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #253F4E?

White text has the best contrast on #253F4E: 11.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #253F4E a warm or cool color?

#253F4E is a cool color.