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#252EF8

#252ef8 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#252ef8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 18.04% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.08% cyan, 81.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 237.44°, with 93.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.0912

Complementary

  1. #252ef8
  2. #f8ef25

Split complementary

  1. #252ef8
  2. #f88525
  3. #97f825

Analogous

  1. #2597f8
  2. #252ef8
  3. #8525f8

Triadic

  1. #252ef8
  2. #f8252e
  3. #2ef825

Tetradic

  1. #252ef8
  2. #ef25f8
  3. #f8ef25
  4. #2ef825

Square

  1. #252ef8
  2. #f82597
  3. #f8ef25
  4. #25f885

Monochromatic

  1. #040980
  2. #060fca
  3. #252ef8
  4. #6f75fa
  5. #b9bcfd

Shades

#252ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252ef8
  2. #2129df
  3. #1e25c6
  4. #1a20ae
  5. #161c95
  6. #13177c
  7. #0f1263
  8. #0b0e4a
  9. #070932
  10. #040519
  11. #000000

Tints

#252ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252ef8
  2. #3b43f9
  3. #5158f9
  4. #666dfa
  5. #7c82fb
  6. #9297fc
  7. #a8abfc
  8. #bec0fd
  9. #d3d5fe
  10. #e9eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252ef8
  2. #2e36ec
  3. #373ee0
  4. #4047d4
  5. #494fc8
  6. #5357bc
  7. #5c5fb0
  8. #6567a4
  9. #6e7098
  10. #77788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4748af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004af5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005dc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252ef8 {
  color: #252ef8;
}
Background
.bg-252ef8 {
  background-color: #252ef8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #252ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 46 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 94% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252ef8, #8525f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 46 248 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.78 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.71 #dad107 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#252ef8  rgb(37, 46, 248)  hsl(237, 94%, 56%)  Han Purple
#f8ef25  rgb(248, 239, 37)  hsl(57, 94%, 56%)  Aureolin
#f8252e  rgb(248, 37, 46)  hsl(357, 94%, 56%)  Tractor Red
#2ef825  rgb(46, 248, 37)  hsl(117, 94%, 56%)  Lime