#257BCE Hex Color

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Color Name

Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#257BCE

RGB Color Code

RGB(37, 123, 206)

CMYK Values*

82.0%, 40.3%, 0.0%, 19.2%

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

What color is 257BCE?

The RGB color code for color number #257BCE is RGB(37, 123, 206). In the RGB color model, #257BCE has a red value of 37, a green value of 123, and a blue value of 206. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 82.0% cyan, 40.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 19.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209.5° (degrees), 69.5 % saturation, and 47.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #257BCE has a hue of 209.5° (degrees), 82.0 % saturation and 80.8 % brightness/value.

Color 257BCE is cool or warm?

Color 257BCE is a cool color.

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

257BCE has an LRV of nearly 19. 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

#257BCE

LRV 19

Light Color

Compare LRV 19 of #257BCE with dark and light color

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

Check if the color 257BCE 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 #257BCE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #257BCE

Hex triplet: #257BCE
Red: 25
Green: 7B
Blue: CE

RGBA / RGB rgb(37, 123, 206)

Red: 37 (14.5%)
Green: 123 (48.2%)
Blue: 206 (80.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 82.04%
Magenta: 40.29%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 19.22%

HSL hsl(209.47deg, 69.5 %, 47.6 %)

Hue: 209.47°
Saturation: 69.55 %
Lightness: 47.65 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 209.47°
Saturation: 82.04 %
Brightness / Value: 80.78 %

RYB ryb(30, 50, 148)

Red: 30 (11.8%)
Yellow: 50 (19.5%)
Blue: 148 (57.9%)

HWB

Hue: 209.47°
Whiteness: 14.51 %
Blackness: 19.22 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.49%
Magenta: 51.76%
Yellow: 19.22%

XYZ

X: 18.99
Y: 19.02
Z: 61.06

YXY

Y1: 19.02
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.19

CIE-Lab

L: 50.71
A: 4.76
B: -49.92

CIE-Lch

L: 50.71
C: 50.15
H: 275.45

CIE-Luv

L: 50.71
U: -27.7
V: -77.26

Hunter-Lab

L: 43.61
A: 1.41
B: -52.5

Other

LRV: ~ 19 %
Munsell Color System: 3.7PB 4.9/11.6

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 #257BCE

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

#4682B4 Color Steel Blue

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#0072BB Color French Blue

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#007BB8 Color Star Command Blue

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 257BCE.

#0076CF Color PANTONE 2195 C

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#0076CE Color PANTONE 2174 C

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#407EC9 Color PANTONE 660 C

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#0077C8 Color PANTONE 3005 C

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 257BCE.

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#3E7DAA Color RAL 260 50 30 - Beijing Blue

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#4E78A9 Color RAL 270 50 30 - Sage Blossom Blue

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 257BCE.

#497AB7 Color PANTONE 18-4039 TCX - Regatta

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

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

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#5085C3 Color PANTONE 17-4041 TCX - Marina

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 257BCE.

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

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 257BCE.

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

92.95% match | ΔE 7.05

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 257BCE.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

92.82% match | ΔE 7.18

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

#0079BF Color Trello Blue

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

Paint color for Hex #257BCE

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

PPG Paints

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

#3C7AC2 Color Royal Plume (PPG1243-6)

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#1E80C7 Color Electric Blue (PPG1241-6)

97.08% match | ΔE 2.92

#3C85BE Color King Triton (PPG1242-5)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

Farrow & Ball

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

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

90.39% match | ΔE 9.61

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

82.44% match | ΔE 17.56

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

82.25% match | ΔE 17.75

Valspar

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

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

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

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

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

#5287B9 Color Picasso (8001-44E)

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

#557AB1 Color Deepest Periwinkle (P074)

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

Behr

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

#267EBC Color Brilliant Blue (P510-6)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#4E89BE Color Boat House (P520-5)

94.46% match | ΔE 5.54

#0079B3 Color Deep River (P500-6)

94.30% match | ΔE 5.70

#587EBE Color Blue Iolite (MQ4-25)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

Benjamin Moore

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

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#4580A8 Color Finley Blue (CW-620)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#5B7EB7 Color Watertown (818)

93.70% match | ΔE 6.30

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

Dunn-Edwards

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

#4A87CB Color Safe Harbor (DE 5865)

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#0477B4 Color Americana (DE 5845)

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#3D87BB Color Walker Lake (DE 5858)

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

Sherwin Williams

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

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

92.31% match | ΔE 7.69

#6487B0 Color Perfect Periwinkle (SW 9065)

92.26% match | ΔE 7.74

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#257BCE color palettes and scheme combination

0E2E4C

154778

1D61A3

257BCE

4894DE

73AEE6

9EC7EE

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.

25CE78

25CECD

257BCE

2526CE

7825CE

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.

257BCE

CE257B

7BCE25

Triadic Color Palette

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

257BCE

CD25CE

CE7825

27CE25

Tetradic Color Palette

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

257BCE

3A88D2

5095D7

66A2DC

7CAFE1

92BDE6

A7CAEB

BDD7F0

D3E4F5

E9F1FA

FFFFFF

Steel Blue* - #257BCE Tints

257BCE

216EB9

1D62A4

195690

16497B

123D67

0E3152

0B243D

071829

030C14

000000

Steel Blue* - #257BCE Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#257BCE

Steel Blue*

#CE7825

Ochre*

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 #257BCE?

Color that best contrast with #257BCE is #CE7825, color name is Ochre*. 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.