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#252AAF

#252aaf ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252aaf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 16.47% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.86% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.83°, with 65.09% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #252aaf
  2. #afaa25

Split complementary

  1. #252aaf
  2. #af6525
  3. #6faf25

Analogous

  1. #256faf
  2. #252aaf
  3. #6525af

Triadic

  1. #252aaf
  2. #af252a
  3. #2aaf25

Tetradic

  1. #252aaf
  2. #aa25af
  3. #afaa25
  4. #2aaf25

Square

  1. #252aaf
  2. #af256f
  3. #afaa25
  4. #25af65

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0c31
  2. #181b70
  3. #252aaf
  4. #484dd8
  5. #878be6

Shades

#252aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252aaf
  2. #21269e
  3. #1e228c
  4. #1a1d7b
  5. #161969
  6. #131558
  7. #0f1146
  8. #0b0d35
  9. #070823
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#252aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252aaf
  2. #3b3fb7
  3. #5155bf
  4. #666ac7
  5. #7c7fcf
  6. #9295d7
  7. #a8aadf
  8. #bebfe7
  9. #d3d4ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252aaf
  2. #2e33aa
  3. #373ba6
  4. #4044a1
  5. #494c9c
  6. #535598
  7. #5c5e93
  8. #65668e
  9. #6e6f89
  10. #777785
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37387c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003db1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00458b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252aaf {
  color: #252aaf;
}
Background
.bg-252aaf {
  background-color: #252aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252aaf {
  border: 2px solid #252aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 42 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 65% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252aaf, #6525af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 42 175 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.37 #dad550 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#252aaf  rgb(37, 42, 175)  hsl(238, 65%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#afaa25  rgb(175, 170, 37)  hsl(58, 65%, 42%)  Brass
#af252a  rgb(175, 37, 42)  hsl(358, 65%, 42%)  Brown
#2aaf25  rgb(42, 175, 37)  hsl(118, 65%, 42%)  Kelly Green