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#255CD8

#255cd8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.87% cyan, 57.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 221.56°, with 70.75% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1301

Complementary

  1. #255cd8
  2. #d8a125

Split complementary

  1. #255cd8
  2. #d84725
  3. #b6d825

Analogous

  1. #25b6d8
  2. #255cd8
  3. #4725d8

Triadic

  1. #255cd8
  2. #d8255c
  3. #5cd825

Tetradic

  1. #255cd8
  2. #a125d8
  3. #d8a125
  4. #5cd825

Square

  1. #255cd8
  2. #d825b6
  3. #d8a125
  4. #25d847

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2455
  2. #1a4097
  3. #255cd8
  4. #658ce5
  5. #a6bdf0

Shades

#255cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255cd8
  2. #2153c2
  3. #1e4aad
  4. #1a4097
  5. #163782
  6. #132e6c
  7. #0f2556
  8. #0b1c41
  9. #07122b
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255cd8
  2. #3b6cdc
  3. #517de0
  4. #668de4
  5. #7c9de8
  6. #92aeec
  7. #a8beef
  8. #becef3
  9. #d3def7
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255cd8
  2. #2e60cf
  3. #3763c6
  4. #4067be
  5. #496ab5
  6. #536eac
  7. #5c72a3
  8. #65759a
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5262a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255cd8 {
  color: #255cd8;
}
Background
.bg-255cd8 {
  background-color: #255cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #255cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 92 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255cd8, #4725d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 92 216 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.91 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.16 #daa327 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255cd8  rgb(37, 92, 216)  hsl(222, 71%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#d8a125  rgb(216, 161, 37)  hsl(42, 71%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#d8255c  rgb(216, 37, 92)  hsl(342, 71%, 50%)  Ruby
#5cd825  rgb(92, 216, 37)  hsl(102, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green