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#255DDE

#255dde ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255dde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 58.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 221.84°, with 73.71% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.135

Complementary

  1. #255dde
  2. #dea625

Split complementary

  1. #255dde
  2. #de4925
  3. #b9de25

Analogous

  1. #25b9de
  2. #255dde
  3. #4925de

Triadic

  1. #255dde
  2. #de255d
  3. #5dde25

Tetradic

  1. #255dde
  2. #a625de
  3. #dea625
  4. #5dde25

Square

  1. #255dde
  2. #de25b9
  3. #dea625
  4. #25de49

Monochromatic

  1. #0e265c
  2. #18419e
  3. #255dde
  4. #678ee8
  5. #aac0f2

Shades

#255dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255dde
  2. #2154c8
  3. #1e4ab2
  4. #1a419b
  5. #163885
  6. #132f6f
  7. #0f2559
  8. #0b1c43
  9. #07132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255dde
  2. #3b6de1
  3. #517de5
  4. #668ee8
  5. #7c9eeb
  6. #92aeef
  7. #a8bef2
  8. #becef5
  9. #d3dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255dde
  2. #2e61d5
  3. #3764cb
  4. #4068c2
  5. #496bb8
  6. #536faf
  7. #5c72a6
  8. #65769c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5463a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255dde {
  color: #255dde;
}
Background
.bg-255dde {
  background-color: #255dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255dde {
  border: 2px solid #255dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 93 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255dde, #4925de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 93 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.06 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.66 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.42 #daa221 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255dde  rgb(37, 93, 222)  hsl(222, 74%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dea625  rgb(222, 166, 37)  hsl(42, 74%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#de255d  rgb(222, 37, 93)  hsl(342, 74%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5dde25  rgb(93, 222, 37)  hsl(102, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green