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#252ADD

#252add ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252add 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.26% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 238.37°, with 73.02% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0727

Complementary

  1. #252add
  2. #ddd825

Split complementary

  1. #252add
  2. #dd7c25
  3. #86dd25

Analogous

  1. #2586dd
  2. #252add
  3. #7c25dd

Triadic

  1. #252add
  2. #dd252a
  3. #2add25

Tetradic

  1. #252add
  2. #d825dd
  3. #ddd825
  4. #2add25

Square

  1. #252add
  2. #dd2586
  3. #ddd825
  4. #25dd7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e105b
  2. #181c9d
  3. #252add
  4. #676be7
  5. #a9abf2

Shades

#252add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252add
  2. #2126c7
  3. #1e22b1
  4. #1a1d9b
  5. #161985
  6. #13156f
  7. #0f1158
  8. #0b0d42
  9. #07082c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#252add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252add
  2. #3b3fe0
  3. #5155e4
  4. #666ae7
  5. #7c7feb
  6. #9295ee
  7. #a8aaf1
  8. #bebff5
  9. #d3d4f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252add
  2. #2e33d4
  3. #373bca
  4. #4044c1
  5. #494cb8
  6. #5355af
  7. #5c5ea5
  8. #65669c
  9. #6e6f93
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40419c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252add {
  color: #252add;
}
Background
.bg-252add {
  background-color: #252add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252add {
  border: 2px solid #252add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 42 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252add, #7c25dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 42 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.39 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.00 #dad522 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#252add  rgb(37, 42, 221)  hsl(238, 73%, 51%)  Blue
#ddd825  rgb(221, 216, 37)  hsl(58, 73%, 51%)  Dandelion
#dd252a  rgb(221, 37, 42)  hsl(358, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2add25  rgb(42, 221, 37)  hsl(118, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green