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#252EDE

#252ede ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252ede is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 18.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 79.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.08°, 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.0762

Complementary

  1. #252ede
  2. #ded525

Split complementary

  1. #252ede
  2. #de7825
  3. #8ade25

Analogous

  1. #258ade
  2. #252ede
  3. #7825de

Triadic

  1. #252ede
  2. #de252e
  3. #2ede25

Tetradic

  1. #252ede
  2. #d525de
  3. #ded525
  4. #2ede25

Square

  1. #252ede
  2. #de258a
  3. #ded525
  4. #25de78

Monochromatic

  1. #0e125c
  2. #181f9e
  3. #252ede
  4. #676ee8
  5. #aaadf2

Shades

#252ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252ede
  2. #2129c8
  3. #1e25b2
  4. #1a209b
  5. #161c85
  6. #13176f
  7. #0f1259
  8. #0b0e43
  9. #07092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#252ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252ede
  2. #3b43e1
  3. #5158e5
  4. #666de8
  5. #7c82eb
  6. #9297ef
  7. #a8abf2
  8. #bec0f5
  9. #d3d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252ede
  2. #2e36d5
  3. #373ecb
  4. #4047c2
  5. #494fb8
  6. #5357af
  7. #5c5fa6
  8. #65679c
  9. #6e7093
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 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 #006687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252ede {
  color: #252ede;
}
Background
.bg-252ede {
  background-color: #252ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252ede {
  border: 2px solid #252ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 46 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252ede, #7825de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 46 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.95 #dad121 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#252ede  rgb(37, 46, 222)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#ded525  rgb(222, 213, 37)  hsl(57, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#de252e  rgb(222, 37, 46)  hsl(357, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2ede25  rgb(46, 222, 37)  hsl(117, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green