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#2425BE

#2425be ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 14.51% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.05% cyan, 80.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 239.61°, with 68.14% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.0542

Complementary

  1. #2425be
  2. #bebd24

Split complementary

  1. #2425be
  2. #be7024
  3. #72be24

Analogous

  1. #2472be
  2. #2425be
  3. #7024be

Triadic

  1. #2425be
  2. #be2425
  3. #25be24

Tetradic

  1. #2425be
  2. #bd24be
  3. #bebd24
  4. #25be24

Square

  1. #2425be
  2. #be2472
  3. #bebd24
  4. #24be70

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c3d
  2. #18187e
  3. #2425be
  4. #5151de
  5. #9191ea

Shades

#2425be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425be
  2. #2021ab
  3. #1d1e98
  4. #191a85
  5. #161672
  6. #12135f
  7. #0e0f4c
  8. #0b0b39
  9. #070726
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425be
  2. #3a3bc5
  3. #5051cb
  4. #6666d2
  5. #7c7cd8
  6. #9292df
  7. #a7a8e5
  8. #bdbeec
  9. #d3d3f2
  10. #e9e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425be
  2. #2d2eb8
  3. #3637b2
  4. #4040ab
  5. #4949a5
  6. #52539f
  7. #5b5c99
  8. #646593
  9. #6e6e8c
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425be {
  color: #2425be;
}
Background
.bg-2425be {
  background-color: #2425be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425be {
  border: 2px solid #2425be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425be, #7024be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.26 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.28 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.44 #dbda41 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2425be  rgb(36, 37, 190)  hsl(240, 68%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#bebd24  rgb(190, 189, 36)  hsl(60, 68%, 44%)  Old Gold
#be2425  rgb(190, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 68%, 44%)  Firebrick
#25be24  rgb(37, 190, 36)  hsl(120, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green