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#425CD9

#425cd9 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#425cd9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 36.08% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.59% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 229.67°, with 66.52% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #425cd9
  2. #d9bf42

Split complementary

  1. #425cd9
  2. #d97442
  3. #a7d942

Analogous

  1. #42a7d9
  2. #425cd9
  3. #7442d9

Triadic

  1. #425cd9
  2. #d9425c
  3. #5cd942

Tetradic

  1. #425cd9
  2. #bf42d9
  3. #d9bf42
  4. #5cd942

Square

  1. #425cd9
  2. #d942a7
  3. #d9bf42
  4. #42d974

Monochromatic

  1. #16256c
  2. #233aac
  3. #425cd9
  4. #8293e6
  5. #c1caf3

Shades

#425cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #425cd9
  2. #3b53c3
  3. #354aae
  4. #2e4098
  5. #283782
  6. #212e6d
  7. #1a2557
  8. #141c41
  9. #0d122b
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#425cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #425cd9
  2. #556cdd
  3. #687de1
  4. #7b8de4
  5. #8e9de8
  6. #a1aeec
  7. #b3bef0
  8. #c6cef4
  9. #d9def7
  10. #eceffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#425cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #425cd9
  2. #4860d0
  3. #4e63c7
  4. #5567be
  5. #5b6ab5
  6. #616ead
  7. #6772a4
  8. #6d759b
  9. #747992
  10. #7a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b63a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1868dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-425cd9 {
  color: #425cd9;
}
Background
.bg-425cd9 {
  background-color: #425cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-425cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #425cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #425cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 92 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 67% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-425cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #425cd9, #7442d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-425cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 92 217 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.38 #bda326 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#425cd9  rgb(66, 92, 217)  hsl(230, 67%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#d9bf42  rgb(217, 191, 66)  hsl(50, 67%, 55%)  Old Gold
#d9425c  rgb(217, 66, 92)  hsl(350, 67%, 55%)  Brick Red
#5cd942  rgb(92, 217, 66)  hsl(110, 67%, 55%)  Lime Green