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#2425BF

#2425bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.15% cyan, 80.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 239.61°, with 68.28% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.0546

Complementary

  1. #2425bf
  2. #bfbe24

Split complementary

  1. #2425bf
  2. #bf7024
  3. #73bf24

Analogous

  1. #2473bf
  2. #2425bf
  3. #7024bf

Triadic

  1. #2425bf
  2. #bf2425
  3. #25bf24

Tetradic

  1. #2425bf
  2. #be24bf
  3. #bfbe24
  4. #25bf24

Square

  1. #2425bf
  2. #bf2473
  3. #bfbe24
  4. #24bf70

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c3e
  2. #18197f
  3. #2425bf
  4. #5152de
  5. #9292ea

Shades

#2425bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425bf
  2. #2021ac
  3. #1d1e99
  4. #191a86
  5. #161673
  6. #121360
  7. #0e0f4c
  8. #0b0b39
  9. #070726
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425bf
  2. #3a3bc5
  3. #5051cc
  4. #6666d2
  5. #7c7cd9
  6. #9292df
  7. #a7a8e5
  8. #bdbeec
  9. #d3d3f2
  10. #e9e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425bf
  2. #2d2eb9
  3. #3637b2
  4. #4040ac
  5. #4949a6
  6. #5253a0
  7. #5b5c99
  8. #646593
  9. #6e6e8d
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425bf {
  color: #2425bf;
}
Background
.bg-2425bf {
  background-color: #2425bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425bf {
  border: 2px solid #2425bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425bf, #7024bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.53 #dbda40 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2425bf  rgb(36, 37, 191)  hsl(240, 68%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#bfbe24  rgb(191, 190, 36)  hsl(60, 68%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bf2425  rgb(191, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 68%, 45%)  Firebrick
#25bf24  rgb(37, 191, 36)  hsl(120, 68%, 45%)  Kelly Green