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#2500FF

#2500ff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2500ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 0% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.49% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 248.71°, with 100% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 0.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #2500ff
  2. #daff00

Split complementary

  1. #2500ff
  2. #ffa500
  3. #5aff00

Analogous

  1. #005aff
  2. #2500ff
  3. #a500ff

Triadic

  1. #2500ff
  2. #ff2500
  3. #00ff25

Tetradic

  1. #2500ff
  2. #ff00da
  3. #daff00
  4. #00ff25

Square

  1. #2500ff
  2. #ff005a
  3. #daff00
  4. #00ffa5

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0066
  2. #1a00b3
  3. #2500ff
  4. #664dff
  5. #a899ff

Shades

#2500ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2500ff
  2. #2100e6
  3. #1e00cc
  4. #1a00b3
  5. #160099
  6. #130080
  7. #0f0066
  8. #0b004d
  9. #070033
  10. #04001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2500ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2500ff
  2. #3b1aff
  3. #5133ff
  4. #664dff
  5. #7c66ff
  6. #9280ff
  7. #a899ff
  8. #beb3ff
  9. #d3ccff
  10. #e9e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2500ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2500ff
  2. #2e0df2
  3. #371ae6
  4. #4026d9
  5. #4933cc
  6. #5340c0
  7. #5c4db3
  8. #655aa6
  9. #6e6699
  10. #77738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2500ff {
  color: #2500ff;
}
Background
.bg-2500ff {
  background-color: #2500ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2500ff {
  border: 2px solid #2500ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2500ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 0 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2500ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2500ff, #a500ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2500ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 0 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 0.88 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.52 #daff00 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#2500ff  rgb(37, 0, 255)  hsl(249, 100%, 50%)  Blue
#daff00  rgb(218, 255, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 50%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#ff2500  rgb(255, 37, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 50%)  Scarlet
#00ff25  rgb(0, 255, 37)  hsl(129, 100%, 50%)  Lime