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#255EE7

#255ee7 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255ee7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.86% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.98% cyan, 59.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 222.37°, with 80.17% saturation and 52.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #255ee7
  2. #e7ae25

Split complementary

  1. #255ee7
  2. #e74d25
  3. #bfe725

Analogous

  1. #25bfe7
  2. #255ee7
  3. #4d25e7

Triadic

  1. #255ee7
  2. #e7255e
  3. #5ee725

Tetradic

  1. #255ee7
  2. #ae25e7
  3. #e7ae25
  4. #5ee725

Square

  1. #255ee7
  2. #e725bf
  3. #e7ae25
  4. #25e74d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2668
  2. #1340ad
  3. #255ee7
  4. #6a91ef
  5. #afc4f6

Shades

#255ee7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255ee7
  2. #2155d0
  3. #1e4bb9
  4. #1a42a2
  5. #16388b
  6. #132f74
  7. #0f265c
  8. #0b1c45
  9. #07132e
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#255ee7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255ee7
  2. #3b6ee9
  3. #517eec
  4. #668eee
  5. #7c9ef1
  6. #92aff3
  7. #a8bff5
  8. #becff8
  9. #d3dffa
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255ee7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255ee7
  2. #2e61dd
  3. #3765d2
  4. #4068c8
  5. #496cbe
  6. #536fb4
  7. #5c72a9
  8. #65769f
  9. #6e7995
  10. #777d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5665ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255ee7 {
  color: #255ee7;
}
Background
.bg-255ee7 {
  background-color: #255ee7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255ee7 {
  border: 2px solid #255ee7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255ee7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 80% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255ee7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255ee7, #4d25e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255ee7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 231 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.45 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.25 #daa118 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#255ee7  rgb(37, 94, 231)  hsl(222, 80%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#e7ae25  rgb(231, 174, 37)  hsl(42, 80%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#e7255e  rgb(231, 37, 94)  hsl(342, 80%, 53%)  Cerise
#5ee725  rgb(94, 231, 37)  hsl(102, 80%, 53%)  Harlequin