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#2425EF

#2425ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2425ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 14.51% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.94% cyan, 84.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 239.7°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.0793

Complementary

  1. #2425ef
  2. #efee24

Split complementary

  1. #2425ef
  2. #ef8824
  3. #8bef24

Analogous

  1. #248bef
  2. #2425ef
  3. #8824ef

Triadic

  1. #2425ef
  2. #ef2425
  3. #25ef24

Tetradic

  1. #2425ef
  2. #ee24ef
  3. #efee24
  4. #25ef24

Square

  1. #2425ef
  2. #ef248b
  3. #efee24
  4. #24ef88

Monochromatic

  1. #080972
  2. #0e0eb9
  3. #2425ef
  4. #6b6cf4
  5. #b3b3f9

Shades

#2425ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425ef
  2. #2021d7
  3. #1d1ebf
  4. #191aa7
  5. #16168f
  6. #121378
  7. #0e0f60
  8. #0b0b48
  9. #070730
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425ef
  2. #3a3bf1
  3. #5051f2
  4. #6666f4
  5. #7c7cf5
  6. #9292f7
  7. #a7a8f9
  8. #bdbefa
  9. #d3d3fc
  10. #e9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425ef
  2. #2d2ee4
  3. #3637d9
  4. #4040ce
  5. #4949c3
  6. #5253b8
  7. #5b5cac
  8. #6465a1
  9. #6e6e96
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4242a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425ef {
  color: #2425ef;
}
Background
.bg-2425ef {
  background-color: #2425ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425ef {
  border: 2px solid #2425ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425ef, #8824ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.80 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.76 #dbda10 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#2425ef  rgb(36, 37, 239)  hsl(240, 86%, 54%)  Blue
#efee24  rgb(239, 238, 36)  hsl(60, 86%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#ef2425  rgb(239, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 86%, 54%)  Lust
#25ef24  rgb(37, 239, 36)  hsl(120, 86%, 54%)  Lime