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#255EDD

#255edd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255edd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.26% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.41°, with 73.02% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #255edd
  2. #dda425

Split complementary

  1. #255edd
  2. #dd4825
  3. #badd25

Analogous

  1. #25badd
  2. #255edd
  3. #4825dd

Triadic

  1. #255edd
  2. #dd255e
  3. #5edd25

Tetradic

  1. #255edd
  2. #a425dd
  3. #dda425
  4. #5edd25

Square

  1. #255edd
  2. #dd25ba
  3. #dda425
  4. #25dd48

Monochromatic

  1. #0e265b
  2. #18429d
  3. #255edd
  4. #678fe7
  5. #a9c0f2

Shades

#255edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255edd
  2. #2155c7
  3. #1e4bb1
  4. #1a429b
  5. #163885
  6. #132f6f
  7. #0f2658
  8. #0b1c42
  9. #07132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255edd
  2. #3b6ee0
  3. #517ee4
  4. #668ee7
  5. #7c9eeb
  6. #92afee
  7. #a8bff1
  8. #becff5
  9. #d3dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255edd
  2. #2e61d4
  3. #3765ca
  4. #4068c1
  5. #496cb8
  6. #536faf
  7. #5c72a5
  8. #65769c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5464a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255edd {
  color: #255edd;
}
Background
.bg-255edd {
  background-color: #255edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255edd {
  border: 2px solid #255edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255edd, #4825dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.10 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.10 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.42 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.38 #daa122 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255edd  rgb(37, 94, 221)  hsl(221, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dda425  rgb(221, 164, 37)  hsl(41, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#dd255e  rgb(221, 37, 94)  hsl(341, 73%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5edd25  rgb(94, 221, 37)  hsl(101, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green