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#252DB0

#252db0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252db0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 17.65% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.98% cyan, 74.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 236.55°, with 65.26% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.054

Complementary

  1. #252db0
  2. #b0a825

Split complementary

  1. #252db0
  2. #b06225
  3. #72b025

Analogous

  1. #2572b0
  2. #252db0
  3. #6225b0

Triadic

  1. #252db0
  2. #b0252d
  3. #2db025

Tetradic

  1. #252db0
  2. #a825b0
  3. #b0a825
  4. #2db025

Square

  1. #252db0
  2. #b02572
  3. #b0a825
  4. #25b062

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d32
  2. #181d71
  3. #252db0
  4. #4951d9
  5. #888de6

Shades

#252db0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252db0
  2. #21299e
  3. #1e248d
  4. #1a207b
  5. #161b6a
  6. #131758
  7. #0f1246
  8. #0b0e35
  9. #070923
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#252db0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252db0
  2. #3b42b8
  3. #5157c0
  4. #666cc8
  5. #7c81d0
  6. #9296d8
  7. #a8abdf
  8. #bec0e7
  9. #d3d5ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252db0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252db0
  2. #2e35ab
  3. #373ea6
  4. #4046a2
  5. #494e9d
  6. #535798
  7. #5c5f93
  8. #65678e
  9. #6e6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252db0 {
  color: #252db0;
}
Background
.bg-252db0 {
  background-color: #252db0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252db0 {
  border: 2px solid #252db0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252db0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 65% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252db0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252db0, #6225b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252db0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 176 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.94 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.85 #dad24f Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#252db0  rgb(37, 45, 176)  hsl(237, 65%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#b0a825  rgb(176, 168, 37)  hsl(57, 65%, 42%)  Brass
#b0252d  rgb(176, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 65%, 42%)  Brown
#2db025  rgb(45, 176, 37)  hsl(117, 65%, 42%)  Kelly Green