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#252DE2

#252de2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252de2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.63% cyan, 80.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.46°, with 76.52% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.0776

Complementary

  1. #252de2
  2. #e2da25

Split complementary

  1. #252de2
  2. #e27c25
  3. #8ce225

Analogous

  1. #258ce2
  2. #252de2
  3. #7c25e2

Triadic

  1. #252de2
  2. #e2252d
  3. #2de225

Tetradic

  1. #252de2
  2. #da25e2
  3. #e2da25
  4. #2de225

Square

  1. #252de2
  2. #e2258c
  3. #e2da25
  4. #25e27c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1061
  2. #161ca5
  3. #252de2
  4. #696eeb
  5. #acaff4

Shades

#252de2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252de2
  2. #2129cb
  3. #1e24b5
  4. #1a209e
  5. #161b88
  6. #131771
  7. #0f125a
  8. #0b0e44
  9. #07092d
  10. #040517
  11. #000000

Tints

#252de2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252de2
  2. #3b42e5
  3. #5157e8
  4. #666ceb
  5. #7c81ee
  6. #9296f1
  7. #a8abf3
  8. #bec0f6
  9. #d3d5f9
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252de2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252de2
  2. #2e35d8
  3. #373ece
  4. #4046c5
  5. #494ebb
  6. #5357b1
  7. #5c5fa7
  8. #65679d
  9. #6e6f94
  10. #77788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4244a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252de2 {
  color: #252de2;
}
Background
.bg-252de2 {
  background-color: #252de2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252de2 {
  border: 2px solid #252de2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252de2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252de2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252de2, #7c25e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252de2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.07 #dad21d Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#252de2  rgb(37, 45, 226)  hsl(237, 77%, 52%)  Blue
#e2da25  rgb(226, 218, 37)  hsl(57, 77%, 52%)  Dandelion
#e2252d  rgb(226, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 77%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2de225  rgb(45, 226, 37)  hsl(117, 77%, 52%)  Malachite