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#254BED

#254bed ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#254bed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 29.41% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 68.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 228.6°, with 84.75% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.1154

Complementary

  1. #254bed
  2. #edc725

Split complementary

  1. #254bed
  2. #ed6325
  3. #afed25

Analogous

  1. #25afed
  2. #254bed
  3. #6325ed

Triadic

  1. #254bed
  2. #ed254b
  3. #4bed25

Tetradic

  1. #254bed
  2. #c725ed
  3. #edc725
  4. #4bed25

Square

  1. #254bed
  2. #ed25af
  3. #edc725
  4. #25ed63

Monochromatic

  1. #091d70
  2. #0f2fb6
  3. #254bed
  4. #6c85f3
  5. #b2c0f9

Shades

#254bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #254bed
  2. #2144d5
  3. #1e3cbe
  4. #1a35a6
  5. #162d8e
  6. #132677
  7. #0f1e5f
  8. #0b1747
  9. #070f2f
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#254bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #254bed
  2. #3b5def
  3. #516ff1
  4. #6681f2
  5. #7c93f4
  6. #92a5f6
  7. #a8b7f8
  8. #bec9fa
  9. #d3dbfb
  10. #e9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#254bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #254bed
  2. #2e50e2
  3. #3756d7
  4. #405bcc
  5. #4960c1
  6. #5366b7
  7. #5c6bac
  8. #6570a1
  9. #6e7596
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e58ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-254bed {
  color: #254bed;
}
Background
.bg-254bed {
  background-color: #254bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-254bed {
  border: 2px solid #254bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #254bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 75 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-254bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #254bed, #6325ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-254bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 75 237 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.60 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.39 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.61 #dab412 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#254bed  rgb(37, 75, 237)  hsl(229, 85%, 54%)  Iris
#edc725  rgb(237, 199, 37)  hsl(49, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#ed254b  rgb(237, 37, 75)  hsl(349, 85%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4bed25  rgb(75, 237, 37)  hsl(109, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green