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#252FDD

#252fdd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252fdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 18.43% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.26% cyan, 78.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 236.74°, with 73.02% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #252fdd
  2. #ddd325

Split complementary

  1. #252fdd
  2. #dd7725
  3. #8bdd25

Analogous

  1. #258bdd
  2. #252fdd
  3. #7725dd

Triadic

  1. #252fdd
  2. #dd252f
  3. #2fdd25

Tetradic

  1. #252fdd
  2. #d325dd
  3. #ddd325
  4. #2fdd25

Square

  1. #252fdd
  2. #dd258b
  3. #ddd325
  4. #25dd77

Monochromatic

  1. #0e125b
  2. #18209d
  3. #252fdd
  4. #676ee7
  5. #a9adf2

Shades

#252fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252fdd
  2. #212ac7
  3. #1e26b1
  4. #1a219b
  5. #161c85
  6. #13186f
  7. #0f1358
  8. #0b0e42
  9. #07092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#252fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252fdd
  2. #3b44e0
  3. #5159e4
  4. #666de7
  5. #7c82eb
  6. #9297ee
  7. #a8acf1
  8. #bec1f5
  9. #d3d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252fdd
  2. #2e37d4
  3. #373fca
  4. #4047c1
  5. #494fb8
  6. #5358af
  7. #5c60a5
  8. #65689c
  9. #6e7093
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41449d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252fdd {
  color: #252fdd;
}
Background
.bg-252fdd {
  background-color: #252fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252fdd {
  border: 2px solid #252fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 47 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252fdd, #7725dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 47 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.97 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.81 #dad022 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#252fdd  rgb(37, 47, 221)  hsl(237, 73%, 51%)  Blue
#ddd325  rgb(221, 211, 37)  hsl(57, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#dd252f  rgb(221, 37, 47)  hsl(357, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2fdd25  rgb(47, 221, 37)  hsl(117, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green