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#2425DB

#2425db ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.56% cyan, 83.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 239.67°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0681

Complementary

  1. #2425db
  2. #dbda24

Split complementary

  1. #2425db
  2. #db7e24
  3. #81db24

Analogous

  1. #2481db
  2. #2425db
  3. #7e24db

Triadic

  1. #2425db
  2. #db2425
  3. #25db24

Tetradic

  1. #2425db
  2. #da24db
  3. #dbda24
  4. #25db24

Square

  1. #2425db
  2. #db2481
  3. #dbda24
  4. #24db7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f58
  2. #191a99
  3. #2425db
  4. #6666e6
  5. #a7a8f1

Shades

#2425db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425db
  2. #2021c5
  3. #1d1eaf
  4. #191a99
  5. #161683
  6. #12136e
  7. #0e0f58
  8. #0b0b42
  9. #07072c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425db
  2. #3a3bdf
  3. #5051e2
  4. #6666e6
  5. #7c7ce9
  6. #9292ed
  7. #a7a8f1
  8. #bdbef4
  9. #d3d3f8
  10. #e9e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425db
  2. #2d2ed2
  3. #3637c9
  4. #4040c0
  5. #4949b7
  6. #5253ae
  7. #5b5ca4
  8. #64659b
  9. #6e6e92
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425db {
  color: #2425db;
}
Background
.bg-2425db {
  background-color: #2425db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425db {
  border: 2px solid #2425db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425db, #7e24db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.02 #dbda24 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2425db  rgb(36, 37, 219)  hsl(240, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#dbda24  rgb(219, 218, 36)  hsl(60, 72%, 50%)  Dandelion
#db2425  rgb(219, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#25db24  rgb(37, 219, 36)  hsl(120, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green