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#252DDE

#252dde ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252dde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 79.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.41°, with 73.71% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #252dde
  2. #ded625

Split complementary

  1. #252dde
  2. #de7a25
  3. #89de25

Analogous

  1. #2589de
  2. #252dde
  3. #7a25de

Triadic

  1. #252dde
  2. #de252d
  3. #2dde25

Tetradic

  1. #252dde
  2. #d625de
  3. #ded625
  4. #2dde25

Square

  1. #252dde
  2. #de2589
  3. #ded625
  4. #25de7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e115c
  2. #181e9e
  3. #252dde
  4. #676de8
  5. #aaadf2

Shades

#252dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252dde
  2. #2129c8
  3. #1e24b2
  4. #1a209b
  5. #161b85
  6. #13176f
  7. #0f1259
  8. #0b0e43
  9. #07092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#252dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252dde
  2. #3b42e1
  3. #5157e5
  4. #666ce8
  5. #7c81eb
  6. #9296ef
  7. #a8abf2
  8. #bec0f5
  9. #d3d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252dde
  2. #2e35d5
  3. #373ecb
  4. #4046c2
  5. #494eb8
  6. #5357af
  7. #5c5fa6
  8. #65679c
  9. #6e6f93
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41439d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252dde {
  color: #252dde;
}
Background
.bg-252dde {
  background-color: #252dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252dde {
  border: 2px solid #252dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252dde, #7a25de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.69 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.99 #dad221 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#252dde  rgb(37, 45, 222)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#ded625  rgb(222, 214, 37)  hsl(57, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#de252d  rgb(222, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2dde25  rgb(45, 222, 37)  hsl(117, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green