ColorTool
Log in
#258ADE

#258ade ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#258ade is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 54.12% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 37.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 207.24°, with 73.71% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2384

Complementary

  1. #258ade
  2. #de7925

Split complementary

  1. #258ade
  2. #de252d
  3. #ded525

Analogous

  1. #25ded5
  2. #258ade
  3. #252dde

Triadic

  1. #258ade
  2. #de258a
  3. #8ade25

Tetradic

  1. #258ade
  2. #7925de
  3. #de7925
  4. #8ade25

Square

  1. #258ade
  2. #d525de
  3. #de7925
  4. #2dde25

Monochromatic

  1. #0e395c
  2. #18619e
  3. #258ade
  4. #67aee8
  5. #aad1f2

Shades

#258ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #258ade
  2. #217cc8
  3. #1e6eb2
  4. #1a619b
  5. #165385
  6. #13456f
  7. #0f3759
  8. #0b2943
  9. #071c2c
  10. #040e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#258ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #258ade
  2. #3b96e1
  3. #51a1e5
  4. #66ade8
  5. #7cb9eb
  6. #92c5ef
  7. #a8d0f2
  8. #bedcf5
  9. #d3e8f8
  10. #e9f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#258ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #258ade
  2. #2e89d5
  3. #3788cb
  4. #4087c2
  5. #4986b8
  6. #5385af
  7. #5c84a6
  8. #65839c
  9. #6e8293
  10. #778189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c88b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #618fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ea9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #508de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a83dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-258ade {
  color: #258ade;
}
Background
.bg-258ade {
  background-color: #258ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-258ade {
  border: 2px solid #258ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #258ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 138 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-258ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #258ade, #252dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-258ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 138 222 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.81 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.73 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.97 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.98 #da7521 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#258ade  rgb(37, 138, 222)  hsl(207, 74%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#de7925  rgb(222, 121, 37)  hsl(27, 74%, 51%)  Ochre
#de258a  rgb(222, 37, 138)  hsl(327, 74%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#8ade25  rgb(138, 222, 37)  hsl(87, 74%, 51%)  Yellow Green