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#252BC4

#252bc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252bc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 16.86% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.12% cyan, 78.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.74°, with 68.24% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #252bc4
  2. #c4be25

Split complementary

  1. #252bc4
  2. #c46f25
  3. #7ac425

Analogous

  1. #257ac4
  2. #252bc4
  3. #6f25c4

Triadic

  1. #252bc4
  2. #c4252b
  3. #2bc425

Tetradic

  1. #252bc4
  2. #be25c4
  3. #c4be25
  4. #2bc425

Square

  1. #252bc4
  2. #c4257a
  3. #c4be25
  4. #25c46f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f43
  2. #191d84
  3. #252bc4
  4. #565cdf
  5. #979aeb

Shades

#252bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252bc4
  2. #2127b0
  3. #1e229d
  4. #1a1e89
  5. #161a76
  6. #131662
  7. #0f114e
  8. #0b0d3b
  9. #070927
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#252bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252bc4
  2. #3b40ca
  3. #5155d0
  4. #666bd6
  5. #7c80dc
  6. #9295e2
  7. #a8aae7
  8. #bebfed
  9. #d3d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252bc4
  2. #2e34bd
  3. #373cb6
  4. #4045b0
  5. #494da9
  6. #5356a2
  7. #5c5e9b
  8. #656794
  9. #6e6f8e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252bc4 {
  color: #252bc4;
}
Background
.bg-252bc4 {
  background-color: #252bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #252bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 43 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252bc4, #6f25c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 43 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.37 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.85 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.20 #dad43b Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#252bc4  rgb(37, 43, 196)  hsl(238, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c4be25  rgb(196, 190, 37)  hsl(58, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c4252b  rgb(196, 37, 43)  hsl(358, 68%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bc425  rgb(43, 196, 37)  hsl(118, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green