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#252DBD

#252dbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252dbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.42% cyan, 76.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.84°, with 67.26% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.0594

Complementary

  1. #252dbd
  2. #bdb525

Split complementary

  1. #252dbd
  2. #bd6925
  3. #79bd25

Analogous

  1. #2579bd
  2. #252dbd
  3. #6925bd

Triadic

  1. #252dbd
  2. #bd252d
  3. #2dbd25

Tetradic

  1. #252dbd
  2. #b525bd
  3. #bdb525
  4. #2dbd25

Square

  1. #252dbd
  2. #bd2579
  3. #bdb525
  4. #25bd69

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f3d
  2. #181e7d
  3. #252dbd
  4. #5159dd
  5. #9196ea

Shades

#252dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252dbd
  2. #2129aa
  3. #1e2497
  4. #1a2084
  5. #161b71
  6. #13175f
  7. #0f124c
  8. #0b0e39
  9. #070926
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#252dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252dbd
  2. #3b42c4
  3. #5157ca
  4. #666cd1
  5. #7c81d7
  6. #9296de
  7. #a8abe5
  8. #bec0eb
  9. #d3d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252dbd
  2. #2e35b7
  3. #373eb1
  4. #4046ab
  5. #494ea5
  6. #53579f
  7. #5c5f98
  8. #656792
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252dbd {
  color: #252dbd;
}
Background
.bg-252dbd {
  background-color: #252dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252dbd {
  border: 2px solid #252dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252dbd, #6925bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.56 #dad242 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#252dbd  rgb(37, 45, 189)  hsl(237, 67%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bdb525  rgb(189, 181, 37)  hsl(57, 67%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bd252d  rgb(189, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 67%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2dbd25  rgb(45, 189, 37)  hsl(117, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green