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#254DEE

#254dee ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#254dee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 30.2% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.45% cyan, 67.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 228.06°, with 85.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #254dee
  2. #eec625

Split complementary

  1. #254dee
  2. #ee6125
  3. #b1ee25

Analogous

  1. #25b1ee
  2. #254dee
  3. #6125ee

Triadic

  1. #254dee
  2. #ee254d
  3. #4dee25

Tetradic

  1. #254dee
  2. #c625ee
  3. #eec625
  4. #4dee25

Square

  1. #254dee
  2. #ee25b1
  3. #eec625
  4. #25ee61

Monochromatic

  1. #091e71
  2. #0e30b8
  3. #254dee
  4. #6c87f4
  5. #b3c1f9

Shades

#254dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #254dee
  2. #2145d6
  3. #1e3ebe
  4. #1a36a7
  5. #162e8f
  6. #132777
  7. #0f1f5f
  8. #0b1747
  9. #070f30
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#254dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #254dee
  2. #3b5ff0
  3. #5171f1
  4. #6682f3
  5. #7c94f5
  6. #92a6f7
  7. #a8b8f8
  8. #becafa
  9. #d3dbfc
  10. #e9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#254dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #254dee
  2. #2e52e3
  3. #3757d8
  4. #405ccd
  5. #4961c2
  6. #5367b7
  7. #5c6cac
  8. #6571a1
  9. #6e7696
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f59ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-254dee {
  color: #254dee;
}
Background
.bg-254dee {
  background-color: #254dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-254dee {
  border: 2px solid #254dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #254dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 77 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-254dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #254dee, #6125ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-254dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 77 238 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.71 #dab211 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#254dee  rgb(37, 77, 238)  hsl(228, 86%, 54%)  Iris
#eec625  rgb(238, 198, 37)  hsl(48, 86%, 54%)  Jonquil
#ee254d  rgb(238, 37, 77)  hsl(348, 86%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4dee25  rgb(77, 238, 37)  hsl(108, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green