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#255EDE

#255ede ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255ede 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 57.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 221.51°, 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #255ede
  2. #dea525

Split complementary

  1. #255ede
  2. #de4825
  3. #bbde25

Analogous

  1. #25bbde
  2. #255ede
  3. #4825de

Triadic

  1. #255ede
  2. #de255e
  3. #5ede25

Tetradic

  1. #255ede
  2. #a525de
  3. #dea525
  4. #5ede25

Square

  1. #255ede
  2. #de25bb
  3. #dea525
  4. #25de48

Monochromatic

  1. #0e265c
  2. #18419e
  3. #255ede
  4. #678fe8
  5. #aac0f2

Shades

#255ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255ede
  2. #2155c8
  3. #1e4bb2
  4. #1a429b
  5. #163885
  6. #132f6f
  7. #0f2659
  8. #0b1c43
  9. #07132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#255ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255ede
  2. #3b6ee1
  3. #517ee5
  4. #668ee8
  5. #7c9eeb
  6. #92afef
  7. #a8bff2
  8. #becff5
  9. #d3dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255ede
  2. #2e61d5
  3. #3765cb
  4. #4068c2
  5. #496cb8
  6. #536faf
  7. #5c72a6
  8. #65769c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5464a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255ede {
  color: #255ede;
}
Background
.bg-255ede {
  background-color: #255ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255ede {
  border: 2px solid #255ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255ede, #4825de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.05 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.41 #daa121 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255ede  rgb(37, 94, 222)  hsl(222, 74%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dea525  rgb(222, 165, 37)  hsl(42, 74%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#de255e  rgb(222, 37, 94)  hsl(342, 74%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5ede25  rgb(94, 222, 37)  hsl(102, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green