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#252DB2

#252db2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252db2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 74.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 236.6°, with 65.58% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #252db2
  2. #b2aa25

Split complementary

  1. #252db2
  2. #b26425
  3. #73b225

Analogous

  1. #2573b2
  2. #252db2
  3. #6425b2

Triadic

  1. #252db2
  2. #b2252d
  3. #2db225

Tetradic

  1. #252db2
  2. #aa25b2
  3. #b2aa25
  4. #2db225

Square

  1. #252db2
  2. #b22573
  3. #b2aa25
  4. #25b264

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d33
  2. #181d73
  3. #252db2
  4. #4a52d9
  5. #898fe7

Shades

#252db2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252db2
  2. #2129a0
  3. #1e248e
  4. #1a207d
  5. #161b6b
  6. #131759
  7. #0f1247
  8. #0b0e35
  9. #070924
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#252db2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252db2
  2. #3b42ba
  3. #5157c1
  4. #666cc9
  5. #7c81d1
  6. #9296d9
  7. #a8abe0
  8. #bec0e8
  9. #d3d5f0
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252db2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252db2
  2. #2e35ad
  3. #373ea8
  4. #4046a3
  5. #494e9e
  6. #535799
  7. #5c5f94
  8. #65678f
  9. #6e6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252db2 {
  color: #252db2;
}
Background
.bg-252db2 {
  background-color: #252db2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252db2 {
  border: 2px solid #252db2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252db2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252db2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252db2, #6425b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252db2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 178 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.48 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.17 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.79 #dad24d Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#252db2  rgb(37, 45, 178)  hsl(237, 66%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#b2aa25  rgb(178, 170, 37)  hsl(57, 66%, 42%)  Brass
#b2252d  rgb(178, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 66%, 42%)  Brown
#2db225  rgb(45, 178, 37)  hsl(117, 66%, 42%)  Kelly Green