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#255AE2

#255ae2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255ae2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.29% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.63% cyan, 60.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 223.17°, with 76.52% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #255ae2
  2. #e2ad25

Split complementary

  1. #255ae2
  2. #e24e25
  3. #b9e225

Analogous

  1. #25b9e2
  2. #255ae2
  3. #4e25e2

Triadic

  1. #255ae2
  2. #e2255a
  3. #5ae225

Tetradic

  1. #255ae2
  2. #ad25e2
  3. #e2ad25
  4. #5ae225

Square

  1. #255ae2
  2. #e225b9
  3. #e2ad25
  4. #25e24e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2561
  2. #163ea5
  3. #255ae2
  4. #698deb
  5. #acc0f4

Shades

#255ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255ae2
  2. #2151cb
  3. #1e48b5
  4. #1a3f9e
  5. #163688
  6. #132d71
  7. #0f245a
  8. #0b1b44
  9. #07122d
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#255ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255ae2
  2. #3b6be5
  3. #517be8
  4. #668ceb
  5. #7c9cee
  6. #92adf1
  7. #a8bdf3
  8. #becef6
  9. #d3def9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255ae2
  2. #2e5ed8
  3. #3762ce
  4. #4065c5
  5. #4969bb
  6. #536db1
  7. #5c71a7
  8. #65759d
  9. #6e7894
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5361a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255ae2 {
  color: #255ae2;
}
Background
.bg-255ae2 {
  background-color: #255ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #255ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 90 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255ae2, #4e25e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 90 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.36 #daa51d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255ae2  rgb(37, 90, 226)  hsl(223, 77%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#e2ad25  rgb(226, 173, 37)  hsl(43, 77%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#e2255a  rgb(226, 37, 90)  hsl(343, 77%, 52%)  Raspberry
#5ae225  rgb(90, 226, 37)  hsl(103, 77%, 52%)  Lime Green