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#2425CA

#2425ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.18% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 239.64°, with 69.75% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0596

Complementary

  1. #2425ca
  2. #cac924

Split complementary

  1. #2425ca
  2. #ca7624
  3. #78ca24

Analogous

  1. #2478ca
  2. #2425ca
  3. #7624ca

Triadic

  1. #2425ca
  2. #ca2425
  3. #25ca24

Tetradic

  1. #2425ca
  2. #c924ca
  3. #cac924
  4. #25ca24

Square

  1. #2425ca
  2. #ca2478
  3. #cac924
  4. #24ca76

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d48
  2. #181989
  3. #2425ca
  4. #595ae1
  5. #9a9bed

Shades

#2425ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425ca
  2. #2021b6
  3. #1d1ea2
  4. #191a8d
  5. #161679
  6. #121365
  7. #0e0f51
  8. #0b0b3d
  9. #070728
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425ca
  2. #3a3bcf
  3. #5051d5
  4. #6666da
  5. #7c7cdf
  6. #9292e5
  7. #a7a8ea
  8. #bdbeef
  9. #d3d3f4
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425ca
  2. #2d2ec3
  3. #3637bb
  4. #4040b4
  5. #4949ac
  6. #5253a5
  7. #5b5c9e
  8. #646596
  9. #6e6e8f
  10. #777787
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425ca {
  color: #2425ca;
}
Background
.bg-2425ca {
  background-color: #2425ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425ca {
  border: 2px solid #2425ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425ca, #7624ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.53 #dbda35 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2425ca  rgb(36, 37, 202)  hsl(240, 70%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#cac924  rgb(202, 201, 36)  hsl(60, 70%, 47%)  Citrine
#ca2425  rgb(202, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 70%, 47%)  Lava
#25ca24  rgb(37, 202, 36)  hsl(120, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green