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#255CD7

#255cd7 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255cd7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.08% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.79% cyan, 57.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 221.46°, with 70.63% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #255cd7
  2. #d7a025

Split complementary

  1. #255cd7
  2. #d74725
  3. #b5d725

Analogous

  1. #25b5d7
  2. #255cd7
  3. #4725d7

Triadic

  1. #255cd7
  2. #d7255c
  3. #5cd725

Tetradic

  1. #255cd7
  2. #a025d7
  3. #d7a025
  4. #5cd725

Square

  1. #255cd7
  2. #d725b5
  3. #d7a025
  4. #25d747

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2454
  2. #1a4096
  3. #255cd7
  4. #648ce4
  5. #a5bcf0

Shades

#255cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255cd7
  2. #2153c2
  3. #1e4aac
  4. #1a4097
  5. #163781
  6. #132e6c
  7. #0f2556
  8. #0b1c41
  9. #07122b
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255cd7
  2. #3b6cdb
  3. #517ddf
  4. #668de3
  5. #7c9de7
  6. #92aeeb
  7. #a8beef
  8. #becef3
  9. #d3def7
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255cd7
  2. #2e60ce
  3. #3763c6
  4. #4067bd
  5. #496ab4
  6. #536eac
  7. #5c72a3
  8. #65759a
  9. #6e7991
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5261a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255cd7 {
  color: #255cd7;
}
Background
.bg-255cd7 {
  background-color: #255cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #255cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 92 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255cd7, #4725d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 92 215 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.94 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.17 #daa328 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Denim
#255cd7  rgb(37, 92, 215)  hsl(221, 71%, 49%)  Denim
#d7a025  rgb(215, 160, 37)  hsl(41, 71%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#d7255c  rgb(215, 37, 92)  hsl(341, 71%, 49%)  Ruby
#5cd725  rgb(92, 215, 37)  hsl(101, 71%, 49%)  Lime Green