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#252EE3

#252ee3 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252ee3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.7% cyan, 79.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 237.16°, with 77.24% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0789

Complementary

  1. #252ee3
  2. #e3da25

Split complementary

  1. #252ee3
  2. #e37b25
  3. #8de325

Analogous

  1. #258de3
  2. #252ee3
  3. #7b25e3

Triadic

  1. #252ee3
  2. #e3252e
  3. #2ee325

Tetradic

  1. #252ee3
  2. #da25e3
  3. #e3da25
  4. #2ee325

Square

  1. #252ee3
  2. #e3258d
  3. #e3da25
  4. #25e37b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1162
  2. #151ca6
  3. #252ee3
  4. #696fec
  5. #adb0f4

Shades

#252ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252ee3
  2. #2129cc
  3. #1e25b6
  4. #1a209f
  5. #161c88
  6. #131772
  7. #0f125b
  8. #0b0e44
  9. #07092d
  10. #040517
  11. #000000

Tints

#252ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252ee3
  2. #3b43e6
  3. #5158e9
  4. #666deb
  5. #7c82ee
  6. #9297f1
  7. #a8abf4
  8. #bec0f7
  9. #d3d5f9
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252ee3
  2. #2e36d9
  3. #373ecf
  4. #4047c5
  5. #494fbb
  6. #5357b2
  7. #5c5fa8
  8. #65679e
  9. #6e7094
  10. #77788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4244a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00688a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003de1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252ee3 {
  color: #252ee3;
}
Background
.bg-252ee3 {
  background-color: #252ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #252ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 46 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252ee3, #7b25e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 46 227 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.02 #dad11c Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#252ee3  rgb(37, 46, 227)  hsl(237, 77%, 52%)  Blue
#e3da25  rgb(227, 218, 37)  hsl(57, 77%, 52%)  Dandelion
#e3252e  rgb(227, 37, 46)  hsl(357, 77%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2ee325  rgb(46, 227, 37)  hsl(117, 77%, 52%)  Malachite