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#252DBB

#252dbb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252dbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.21% cyan, 75.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 236.8°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0586

Complementary

  1. #252dbb
  2. #bbb325

Split complementary

  1. #252dbb
  2. #bb6825
  3. #78bb25

Analogous

  1. #2578bb
  2. #252dbb
  3. #6825bb

Triadic

  1. #252dbb
  2. #bb252d
  3. #2dbb25

Tetradic

  1. #252dbb
  2. #b325bb
  3. #bbb325
  4. #2dbb25

Square

  1. #252dbb
  2. #bb2578
  3. #bbb325
  4. #25bb68

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e3b
  2. #181e7b
  3. #252dbb
  4. #5058dc
  5. #9095e9

Shades

#252dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252dbb
  2. #2129a8
  3. #1e2496
  4. #1a2083
  5. #161b70
  6. #13175e
  7. #0f124b
  8. #0b0e38
  9. #070925
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#252dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252dbb
  2. #3b42c2
  3. #5157c9
  4. #666ccf
  5. #7c81d6
  6. #9296dd
  7. #a8abe4
  8. #bec0eb
  9. #d3d5f1
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252dbb
  2. #2e35b5
  3. #373eaf
  4. #4046a9
  5. #494ea3
  6. #53579e
  7. #5c5f98
  8. #656792
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252dbb {
  color: #252dbb;
}
Background
.bg-252dbb {
  background-color: #252dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252dbb {
  border: 2px solid #252dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252dbb, #6825bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.98 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.23 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.59 #dad244 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#252dbb  rgb(37, 45, 187)  hsl(237, 67%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bbb325  rgb(187, 179, 37)  hsl(57, 67%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bb252d  rgb(187, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 67%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2dbb25  rgb(45, 187, 37)  hsl(117, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green