#257ABF Hex Color

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Color Name

French Blue*

Hex Color Code

#257ABF

RGB Color Code

RGB(37, 122, 191)

CMYK Values*

80.6%, 36.1%, 0.0%, 25.1%

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#257ABF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 257ABF?

The RGB color code for color number #257ABF is RGB(37, 122, 191). In the RGB color model, #257ABF has a red value of 37, a green value of 122, and a blue value of 191. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 80.6% cyan, 36.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 206.9° (degrees), 67.5 % saturation, and 44.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #257ABF has a hue of 206.9° (degrees), 80.6 % saturation and 74.9 % brightness/value.

Color 257ABF is cool or warm?

Color 257ABF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #257ABF? (For interior and product design)

257ABF has an LRV of nearly 18.1. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#257ABF

LRV 18.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 18.1 of #257ABF with dark and light color

Is #257ABF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 257ABF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #257ABF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #257ABF

Hex triplet: #257ABF
Red: 25
Green: 7A
Blue: BF

RGBA / RGB rgb(37, 122, 191)

Red: 37 (14.5%)
Green: 122 (47.8%)
Blue: 191 (74.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 80.63%
Magenta: 36.13%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.10%

HSL hsl(206.88deg, 67.5 %, 44.7 %)

Hue: 206.88°
Saturation: 67.54 %
Lightness: 44.71 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 206.88°
Saturation: 80.63 %
Brightness / Value: 74.90 %

RYB ryb(38, 63, 150)

Red: 38 (14.8%)
Yellow: 63 (24.8%)
Blue: 150 (58.6%)

HWB

Hue: 206.88°
Whiteness: 14.51 %
Blackness: 25.10 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.49%
Magenta: 52.16%
Yellow: 25.10%

XYZ

X: 17.13
Y: 18.07
Z: 51.88

YXY

Y1: 18.07
X: 0.2
Y2: 0.21

CIE-Lab

L: 49.59
A: -0.29
B: -43.13

CIE-Lch

L: 49.59
C: 43.13
H: 269.62

CIE-Luv

L: 49.59
U: -28.04
V: -65.66

Hunter-Lab

L: 42.51
A: -2.49
B: -42.59

Other

LRV: ~ 18.1 %
Munsell Color System: 2.5PB 4.8/9.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #257ABF

These are the named colors closest to hex 257ABF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#0072BB Color French Blue

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#007BB8 Color Star Command Blue

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#4682B4 Color Steel Blue

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 257ABF.

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

99.13% match | ΔE 0.87

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#2B7CAF Color RAL 260 50 35 - Vermeer Blue

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#3E7DAA Color RAL 260 50 30 - Beijing Blue

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 257ABF.

#0077C8 Color PANTONE 3005 C

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#0076CE Color PANTONE 2174 C

97.86% match | ΔE 2.14

#0076CF Color PANTONE 2195 C

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#2774AE Color PANTONE 2383 C

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 257ABF.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 257ABF.

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#0075B3 Color PANTONE 18-4247 TCX - Brilliant Blue

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#0077B3 Color PANTONE 18-4252 TCX - Blue Aster

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#007CB8 Color PANTONE 17-4245 TCX - Ibiza Blue

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 257ABF.

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 257ABF.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

92.91% match | ΔE 7.09

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0079BF Color Trello Blue

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

Paint color for Hex #257ABF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 257ABF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 257ABF once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #257ABF to Behr

#267EBC Color Brilliant Blue (P510-6)

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#0079B3 Color Deep River (P500-6)

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

PPG Paints

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #257ABF to PPG Paints

#1E80C7 Color Electric Blue (PPG1241-6)

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#3C7AC2 Color Royal Plume (PPG1243-6)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#1D78AB Color North Sea (PPG1239-6)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

Valspar

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #257ABF to Valspar

#3780B9 Color Pat-a-Pep (8001-43F)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#0178B6 Color Cosmic Blue (4008-10C)

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#0178AA Color Blue Lobster (V033-3)

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

#557CA2 Color Peyton (8002-45E)

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #257ABF to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

89.83% match | ΔE 10.17

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

83.51% match | ΔE 16.49

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

83.14% match | ΔE 16.86

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #257ABF to Dunn-Edwards

#0477B4 Color Americana (DE 5845)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#3377A2 Color Surf's Up (DET 583)

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#3D87BB Color Walker Lake (DE 5858)

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #257ABF to Benjamin Moore

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#4580A8 Color Finley Blue (CW-620)

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

#2474A3 Color Blue Macaw (784)

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 257ABF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #257ABF to Sherwin Williams

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

93.76% match | ΔE 6.24

#017CA7 Color Blue Plate (SW 6796)

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#257ABF color palettes and scheme combination

0C283F

14436A

1D5F94

257ABF

3D94DA

68ABE2

93C3EA

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

25BF6A

25BFB7

257ABF

252DBF

6A25BF

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

257ABF

BF257A

7ABF25

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

257ABF

B725BF

BF6A25

2DBF25

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

257ABF

3A87C5

5094CB

66A1D2

7CAFD8

92BCDF

A7C9E5

BDD7EB

D3E4F2

E9F1F8

FFFFFF

French Blue* - #257ABF Tints

257ABF

216DAB

1D6198

195585

164972

123D5F

0E304C

0B2439

071826

030C13

000000

French Blue* - #257ABF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#257ABF

French Blue*

#BF6A25

Ruddy Brown*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #257ABF?

Color that best contrast with #257ABF is #BF6A25, color name is Ruddy Brown*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.