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#254BBB

#254bbb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#254bbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 29.41% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.21% cyan, 59.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.8°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.0901

Complementary

  1. #254bbb
  2. #bb9525

Split complementary

  1. #254bbb
  2. #bb4a25
  3. #96bb25

Analogous

  1. #2596bb
  2. #254bbb
  3. #4a25bb

Triadic

  1. #254bbb
  2. #bb254b
  3. #4bbb25

Tetradic

  1. #254bbb
  2. #9525bb
  3. #bb9525
  4. #4bbb25

Square

  1. #254bbb
  2. #bb2596
  3. #bb9525
  4. #25bb4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c183b
  2. #18317b
  3. #254bbb
  4. #5074dc
  5. #90a7e9

Shades

#254bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #254bbb
  2. #2144a8
  3. #1e3c96
  4. #1a3583
  5. #162d70
  6. #13265e
  7. #0f1e4b
  8. #0b1738
  9. #070f25
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#254bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #254bbb
  2. #3b5dc2
  3. #516fc9
  4. #6681cf
  5. #7c93d6
  6. #92a5dd
  7. #a8b7e4
  8. #bec9eb
  9. #d3dbf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#254bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #254bbb
  2. #2e50b5
  3. #3756af
  4. #405ba9
  5. #4960a3
  6. #53669e
  7. #5c6b98
  8. #657092
  9. #6e758c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46518a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-254bbb {
  color: #254bbb;
}
Background
.bg-254bbb {
  background-color: #254bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-254bbb {
  border: 2px solid #254bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #254bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 75 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-254bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #254bbb, #4a25bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-254bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 75 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.59 #dab444 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#254bbb  rgb(37, 75, 187)  hsl(225, 67%, 44%)  Sapphire
#bb9525  rgb(187, 149, 37)  hsl(45, 67%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb254b  rgb(187, 37, 75)  hsl(345, 67%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4bbb25  rgb(75, 187, 37)  hsl(105, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green