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#255BE2

#255be2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255be2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.69% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.63% cyan, 59.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #255be2
  2. #e2ac25

Split complementary

  1. #255be2
  2. #e24e25
  3. #b9e225

Analogous

  1. #25b9e2
  2. #255be2
  3. #4e25e2

Triadic

  1. #255be2
  2. #e2255b
  3. #5be225

Tetradic

  1. #255be2
  2. #ac25e2
  3. #e2ac25
  4. #5be225

Square

  1. #255be2
  2. #e225b9
  3. #e2ac25
  4. #25e24e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2561
  2. #163fa5
  3. #255be2
  4. #698eeb
  5. #acc1f4

Shades

#255be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255be2
  2. #2152cb
  3. #1e49b5
  4. #1a409e
  5. #163788
  6. #132e71
  7. #0f245a
  8. #0b1b44
  9. #07122d
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#255be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255be2
  2. #3b6be5
  3. #517ce8
  4. #668ceb
  5. #7c9dee
  6. #92adf1
  7. #a8bdf3
  8. #becef6
  9. #d3def9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255be2
  2. #2e5fd8
  3. #3762ce
  4. #4066c5
  5. #496abb
  6. #536eb1
  7. #5c71a7
  8. #65759d
  9. #6e7994
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5462a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255be2 {
  color: #255be2;
}
Background
.bg-255be2 {
  background-color: #255be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255be2 {
  border: 2px solid #255be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 91 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255be2, #4e25e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 91 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.06 #daa41d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255be2  rgb(37, 91, 226)  hsl(223, 77%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#e2ac25  rgb(226, 172, 37)  hsl(43, 77%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#e2255b  rgb(226, 37, 91)  hsl(343, 77%, 52%)  Raspberry
#5be225  rgb(91, 226, 37)  hsl(103, 77%, 52%)  Lime Green