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#252BD4

#252bd4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.55% cyan, 79.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 237.94°, with 70.28% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0687

Complementary

  1. #252bd4
  2. #d4ce25

Split complementary

  1. #252bd4
  2. #d47625
  3. #82d425

Analogous

  1. #2582d4
  2. #252bd4
  3. #7625d4

Triadic

  1. #252bd4
  2. #d4252b
  3. #2bd425

Tetradic

  1. #252bd4
  2. #ce25d4
  3. #d4ce25
  4. #2bd425

Square

  1. #252bd4
  2. #d42582
  3. #d4ce25
  4. #25d476

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1152
  2. #1a1e93
  3. #252bd4
  4. #6266e4
  5. #a3a6ef

Shades

#252bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252bd4
  2. #2127bf
  3. #1e22aa
  4. #1a1e94
  5. #161a7f
  6. #13166a
  7. #0f1155
  8. #0b0d40
  9. #07092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#252bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252bd4
  2. #3b40d8
  3. #5155dd
  4. #666be1
  5. #7c80e5
  6. #9295ea
  7. #a8aaee
  8. #bebff2
  9. #d3d5f6
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252bd4
  2. #2e34cc
  3. #373cc3
  4. #4045bb
  5. #494db2
  6. #5356aa
  7. #5c5ea2
  8. #656799
  9. #6e6f91
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252bd4 {
  color: #252bd4;
}
Background
.bg-252bd4 {
  background-color: #252bd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #252bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 43 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 70% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252bd4, #7625d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 43 212 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.77 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.78 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.08 #dad42b Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#252bd4  rgb(37, 43, 212)  hsl(238, 70%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d4ce25  rgb(212, 206, 37)  hsl(58, 70%, 49%)  Citrine
#d4252b  rgb(212, 37, 43)  hsl(358, 70%, 49%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bd425  rgb(43, 212, 37)  hsl(118, 70%, 49%)  Lime Green