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#252DB4

#252db4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252db4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.44% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 236.64°, with 65.9% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #252db4
  2. #b4ac25

Split complementary

  1. #252db4
  2. #b46425
  3. #75b425

Analogous

  1. #2575b4
  2. #252db4
  3. #6425b4

Triadic

  1. #252db4
  2. #b4252d
  3. #2db425

Tetradic

  1. #252db4
  2. #ac25b4
  3. #b4ac25
  4. #2db425

Square

  1. #252db4
  2. #b42575
  3. #b4ac25
  4. #25b464

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d35
  2. #181d75
  3. #252db4
  4. #4b53da
  5. #8b90e7

Shades

#252db4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252db4
  2. #2129a2
  3. #1e2490
  4. #1a207e
  5. #161b6c
  6. #13175a
  7. #0f1248
  8. #0b0e36
  9. #070924
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#252db4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252db4
  2. #3b42bc
  3. #5157c3
  4. #666ccb
  5. #7c81d2
  6. #9296da
  7. #a8abe1
  8. #bec0e9
  9. #d3d5f0
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252db4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252db4
  2. #2e35af
  3. #373eaa
  4. #4046a4
  5. #494e9f
  6. #53579a
  7. #5c5f95
  8. #656790
  9. #6e6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00488f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252db4 {
  color: #252db4;
}
Background
.bg-252db4 {
  background-color: #252db4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252db4 {
  border: 2px solid #252db4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252db4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252db4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252db4, #6425b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252db4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 180 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.41 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.62 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.73 #dad24b Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#252db4  rgb(37, 45, 180)  hsl(237, 66%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b4ac25  rgb(180, 172, 37)  hsl(57, 66%, 43%)  Brass
#b4252d  rgb(180, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 66%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2db425  rgb(45, 180, 37)  hsl(117, 66%, 43%)  Kelly Green