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#2425DD

#2425dd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.71% cyan, 83.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 239.68°, with 73.12% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0692

Complementary

  1. #2425dd
  2. #dddc24

Split complementary

  1. #2425dd
  2. #dd8024
  3. #81dd24

Analogous

  1. #2481dd
  2. #2425dd
  3. #8024dd

Triadic

  1. #2425dd
  2. #dd2425
  3. #25dd24

Tetradic

  1. #2425dd
  2. #dc24dd
  3. #dddc24
  4. #25dd24

Square

  1. #2425dd
  2. #dd2481
  3. #dddc24
  4. #24dd80

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e5a
  2. #18199c
  3. #2425dd
  4. #6667e7
  5. #a8a9f2

Shades

#2425dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425dd
  2. #2021c7
  3. #1d1eb1
  4. #191a9b
  5. #161685
  6. #12136f
  7. #0e0f58
  8. #0b0b42
  9. #07072c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425dd
  2. #3a3be0
  3. #5051e4
  4. #6666e7
  5. #7c7ceb
  6. #9292ee
  7. #a7a8f1
  8. #bdbef5
  9. #d3d3f8
  10. #e9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425dd
  2. #2d2ed4
  3. #3637ca
  4. #4040c1
  5. #4949b8
  6. #5253af
  7. #5b5ca5
  8. #64659c
  9. #6e6e93
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425dd {
  color: #2425dd;
}
Background
.bg-2425dd {
  background-color: #2425dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425dd {
  border: 2px solid #2425dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425dd, #8024dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.24 #dbda22 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2425dd  rgb(36, 37, 221)  hsl(240, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#dddc24  rgb(221, 220, 36)  hsl(60, 73%, 50%)  Titanium Yellow
#dd2425  rgb(221, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 73%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#25dd24  rgb(37, 221, 36)  hsl(120, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green