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#2425DC

#2425dc ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.64% cyan, 83.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 239.67°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0687

Complementary

  1. #2425dc
  2. #dcdb24

Split complementary

  1. #2425dc
  2. #dc7f24
  3. #81dc24

Analogous

  1. #2481dc
  2. #2425dc
  3. #7f24dc

Triadic

  1. #2425dc
  2. #dc2425
  3. #25dc24

Tetradic

  1. #2425dc
  2. #db24dc
  3. #dcdb24
  4. #25dc24

Square

  1. #2425dc
  2. #dc2481
  3. #dcdb24
  4. #24dc7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f59
  2. #19199b
  3. #2425dc
  4. #6667e7
  5. #a8a8f1

Shades

#2425dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425dc
  2. #2021c6
  3. #1d1eb0
  4. #191a9a
  5. #161684
  6. #12136e
  7. #0e0f58
  8. #0b0b42
  9. #07072c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425dc
  2. #3a3be0
  3. #5051e3
  4. #6666e7
  5. #7c7cea
  6. #9292ee
  7. #a7a8f1
  8. #bdbef5
  9. #d3d3f8
  10. #e9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425dc
  2. #2d2ed3
  3. #3637ca
  4. #4040c0
  5. #4949b7
  6. #5253ae
  7. #5b5ca5
  8. #64659c
  9. #6e6e92
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425dc {
  color: #2425dc;
}
Background
.bg-2425dc {
  background-color: #2425dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425dc {
  border: 2px solid #2425dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425dc, #7f24dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.14 #dbda23 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2425dc  rgb(36, 37, 220)  hsl(240, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#dcdb24  rgb(220, 219, 36)  hsl(60, 72%, 50%)  Titanium Yellow
#dc2425  rgb(220, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#25dc24  rgb(37, 220, 36)  hsl(120, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green