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#2425BB

#2425bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 14.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.75% cyan, 80.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.6°, with 67.71% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #2425bb
  2. #bbba24

Split complementary

  1. #2425bb
  2. #bb6f24
  3. #71bb24

Analogous

  1. #2471bb
  2. #2425bb
  3. #6f24bb

Triadic

  1. #2425bb
  2. #bb2425
  3. #25bb24

Tetradic

  1. #2425bb
  2. #ba24bb
  3. #bbba24
  4. #25bb24

Square

  1. #2425bb
  2. #bb2471
  3. #bbba24
  4. #24bb6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c3b
  2. #18187b
  3. #2425bb
  4. #4f4fdd
  5. #8f8fe9

Shades

#2425bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425bb
  2. #2021a8
  3. #1d1e96
  4. #191a83
  5. #161670
  6. #12135e
  7. #0e0f4b
  8. #0b0b38
  9. #070725
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425bb
  2. #3a3bc2
  3. #5051c9
  4. #6666cf
  5. #7c7cd6
  6. #9292dd
  7. #a7a8e4
  8. #bdbeeb
  9. #d3d3f1
  10. #e9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425bb
  2. #2d2eb5
  3. #3637af
  4. #4040a9
  5. #4949a3
  6. #52539e
  7. #5b5c98
  8. #646592
  9. #6e6e8c
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425bb {
  color: #2425bb;
}
Background
.bg-2425bb {
  background-color: #2425bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425bb {
  border: 2px solid #2425bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425bb, #6f24bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.64 #dbda44 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2425bb  rgb(36, 37, 187)  hsl(240, 68%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#bbba24  rgb(187, 186, 36)  hsl(60, 68%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bb2425  rgb(187, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 68%, 44%)  Firebrick
#25bb24  rgb(37, 187, 36)  hsl(120, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green