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#255CDC

#255cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.18% cyan, 58.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 221.97°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #255cdc
  2. #dca525

Split complementary

  1. #255cdc
  2. #dc4a25
  3. #b7dc25

Analogous

  1. #25b7dc
  2. #255cdc
  3. #4a25dc

Triadic

  1. #255cdc
  2. #dc255c
  3. #5cdc25

Tetradic

  1. #255cdc
  2. #a525dc
  3. #dca525
  4. #5cdc25

Square

  1. #255cdc
  2. #dc25b7
  3. #dca525
  4. #25dc4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e255a
  2. #19409c
  3. #255cdc
  4. #678de7
  5. #a9bff1

Shades

#255cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255cdc
  2. #2153c6
  3. #1e4ab0
  4. #1a409a
  5. #163784
  6. #132e6e
  7. #0f2558
  8. #0b1c42
  9. #07122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255cdc
  2. #3b6ce0
  3. #517de3
  4. #668de7
  5. #7c9dea
  6. #92aeee
  7. #a8bef1
  8. #becef5
  9. #d3def8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255cdc
  2. #2e60d3
  3. #3763ca
  4. #4067c0
  5. #496ab7
  6. #536eae
  7. #5c72a5
  8. #65759c
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5362a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255cdc {
  color: #255cdc;
}
Background
.bg-255cdc {
  background-color: #255cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255cdc {
  border: 2px solid #255cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 92 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255cdc, #4a25dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 92 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.95 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.37 #daa323 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255cdc  rgb(37, 92, 220)  hsl(222, 72%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#dca525  rgb(220, 165, 37)  hsl(42, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#dc255c  rgb(220, 37, 92)  hsl(342, 72%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5cdc25  rgb(92, 220, 37)  hsl(102, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green