#257E9C Hex Color

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Color Name

Duck Blue*

Hex Color Code

#257E9C

RGB Color Code

RGB(37, 126, 156)

CMYK Values*

76.3%, 19.2%, 0.0%, 38.8%

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#257E9C hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 257E9C?

The RGB color code for color number #257E9C is RGB(37, 126, 156). In the RGB color model, #257E9C has a red value of 37, a green value of 126, and a blue value of 156. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 76.3% cyan, 19.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 38.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 195.1° (degrees), 61.7 % saturation, and 37.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #257E9C has a hue of 195.1° (degrees), 76.3 % saturation and 61.2 % brightness/value.

Color 257E9C is cool or warm?

Color 257E9C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #257E9C? (For interior and product design)

257E9C has an LRV of nearly 17.7. 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

#257E9C

LRV 17.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 17.7 of #257E9C with dark and light color

Is #257E9C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 257E9C 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 #257E9C color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #257E9C

Hex triplet: #257E9C
Red: 25
Green: 7E
Blue: 9C

RGBA / RGB rgb(37, 126, 156)

Red: 37 (14.5%)
Green: 126 (49.4%)
Blue: 156 (61.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 76.28%
Magenta: 19.23%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 38.82%

HSL hsl(195.13deg, 61.7 %, 37.8 %)

Hue: 195.13°
Saturation: 61.66 %
Lightness: 37.84 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 195.13°
Saturation: 76.28 %
Brightness / Value: 61.18 %

RYB ryb(54, 95, 150)

Red: 54 (21.0%)
Yellow: 95 (37.3%)
Blue: 150 (58.7%)

HWB

Hue: 195.13°
Whiteness: 14.51 %
Blackness: 38.82 %

CMY

Cyan: 85.49%
Magenta: 50.59%
Yellow: 38.82%

XYZ

X: 14.22
Y: 17.72
Z: 34.12

YXY

Y1: 17.72
X: 0.22
Y2: 0.27

CIE-Lab

L: 49.15
A: -15.35
B: -23.52

CIE-Lch

L: 49.15
C: 28.09
H: 236.87

CIE-Luv

L: 49.15
U: -31.32
V: -32.78

Hunter-Lab

L: 42.09
A: -13.33
B: -18.6

Other

LRV: ~ 17.7 %
Munsell Color System: 10BG 4.8/9.9

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 #257E9C

These are the named colors closest to hex 257E9C, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#007791 Color Duck Blue

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#007BA7 Color Cerulean

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#367588 Color Teal Blue

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

#0087BD Color Blue (NCS)

92.81% match | ΔE 7.19

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 257E9C.

#1880A1 Color RAL 240 50 30 - Summer Blue

98.90% match | ΔE 1.10

#367F9A Color RAL 240 50 25 - Greenland Blue

98.59% match | ΔE 1.41

#0081A8 Color RAL 240 50 35 - Advertising Blue

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#0084A0 Color RAL 230 50 35 - Lagoon Blue

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 257E9C.

#167EA0 Color PANTONE 17-4427 TCX - Bluejay

98.85% match | ΔE 1.15

#00819D Color PANTONE 18-4525 TCX - Caribbean Sea

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#3C7D90 Color PANTONE 17-4421 TCX - Larkspur

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#2D80A7 Color PANTONE 17-4129 TCX - Wave Ride

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 257E9C.

#007FA3 Color PANTONE 314 C

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#387F97 Color PANTONE 4158 C

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#277DA1 Color PANTONE 2454 C

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#2C7AA1 Color PANTONE 8203 C

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 257E9C.

#0089B6 Color RAL 5012 - Light Blue

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

Paint color for Hex #257E9C

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 257E9C from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 257E9C once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #257E9C to Valspar

#017FA4 Color Wishing Well (5002-10C)

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#3481A1 Color Blue China (5001-8B)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#1080A7 Color Deep Blue Sea (5001-10C)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#3F7993 Color Sea Swirl (M260)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

Behr

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #257E9C to Behr

#2D7E96 Color Valley Of Glaciers (M480-6)

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#0084A6 Color Tibetan Turquoise (MQ4-53)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#0087A8 Color Hacienda Blue (P490-6)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#007597 Color Mayan Treasure (P490-7)

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #257E9C to Sherwin Williams

#01819E Color Blue Mosque (SW 6789)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#017CA7 Color Blue Plate (SW 6796)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#2F778B Color Loch Blue (SW 6502)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#3E758A Color Turkish Tile (SW 7610)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #257E9C to Benjamin Moore

#3C829F Color Randolph Blue (CW-615)

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

#26768E Color Avalon Teal (CSP-645)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#007594 Color Americana (770)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#008299 Color Pacific Palisades (762)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

PPG Paints

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #257E9C to PPG Paints

#2282A8 Color Blue Paisley (PPG1238-6)

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#34788C Color Adventure (PPG1151-6)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#007A91 Color Bimini Blue (PPG1235-7)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#347699 Color Cosmic Dust (PPG1157-6)

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #257E9C to Dunn-Edwards

#3C768A Color English River (DE 5789)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#00748E Color Rare Turquoise (DEA 133)

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#007B90 Color By the Bayou (DE 5782)

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#02708C Color Teal Tune (DE 5831)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 257E9C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #257E9C to Farrow & Ball

#427F83 Color Vardo (288)

90.24% match | ΔE 9.76

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

90.18% match | ΔE 9.82

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

87.89% match | ΔE 12.11

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

87.42% match | ΔE 12.58

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#257E9C color palettes and scheme combination

081A20

113B4A

1B5D73

257E9C

2F9FC5

51B4D6

7AC6E0

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.

259C43

259C7F

257E9C

25429C

43259C

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.

257E9C

9C257E

7E9C25

Triadic Color Palette

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

257E9C

7F259C

9C4325

429C25

Tetradic Color Palette

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

257E9C

3A8AA5

5097AF

66A4B9

7CB1C3

92BECD

A7CBD7

BDD8E1

D3E5EB

E9F2F5

FFFFFF

Duck Blue* - #257E9C Tints

257E9C

21718C

1D647C

19586D

164B5D

123F4E

0E323E

0B252E

07191F

030C0F

000000

Duck Blue* - #257E9C Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#257E9C

Duck Blue*

#9C4325

Chinese Red*

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 #257E9C?

Color that best contrast with #257E9C is #9C4325, color name is Chinese Red*. 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.