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#255EDA

#255eda ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255eda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.86% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.03% cyan, 56.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 221.1°, with 70.98% saturation and 50% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #255eda
  2. #daa125

Split complementary

  1. #255eda
  2. #da4625
  3. #b9da25

Analogous

  1. #25b9da
  2. #255eda
  3. #4625da

Triadic

  1. #255eda
  2. #da255e
  3. #5eda25

Tetradic

  1. #255eda
  2. #a125da
  3. #daa125
  4. #5eda25

Square

  1. #255eda
  2. #da25b9
  3. #daa125
  4. #25da46

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2657
  2. #1a4299
  3. #255eda
  4. #668ee5
  5. #a8bff0

Shades

#255eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255eda
  2. #2155c4
  3. #1e4bae
  4. #1a4299
  5. #163883
  6. #132f6d
  7. #0f2657
  8. #0b1c41
  9. #07132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255eda
  2. #3b6ede
  3. #517ee1
  4. #668ee5
  5. #7c9ee9
  6. #92afed
  7. #a8bff0
  8. #becff4
  9. #d3dff8
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255eda
  2. #2e61d1
  3. #3765c8
  4. #4068bf
  5. #496cb6
  6. #536fad
  7. #5c72a4
  8. #65769b
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5463a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255eda {
  color: #255eda;
}
Background
.bg-255eda {
  background-color: #255eda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255eda {
  border: 2px solid #255eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255eda, #4625da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.97 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.04 #daa125 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255eda  rgb(37, 94, 218)  hsl(221, 71%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#daa125  rgb(218, 161, 37)  hsl(41, 71%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#da255e  rgb(218, 37, 94)  hsl(341, 71%, 50%)  Ruby
#5eda25  rgb(94, 218, 37)  hsl(101, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green