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#2425CD

#2425cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.44% cyan, 81.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 239.64°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #2425cd
  2. #cdcc24

Split complementary

  1. #2425cd
  2. #cd7724
  3. #7acd24

Analogous

  1. #247acd
  2. #2425cd
  3. #7724cd

Triadic

  1. #2425cd
  2. #cd2425
  3. #25cd24

Tetradic

  1. #2425cd
  2. #cc24cd
  3. #cdcc24
  4. #25cd24

Square

  1. #2425cd
  2. #cd247a
  3. #cdcc24
  4. #24cd77

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e4b
  2. #19198c
  3. #2425cd
  4. #5b5ce2
  5. #9c9dee

Shades

#2425cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425cd
  2. #2021b9
  3. #1d1ea4
  4. #191a90
  5. #16167b
  6. #121367
  7. #0e0f52
  8. #0b0b3e
  9. #070729
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425cd
  2. #3a3bd2
  3. #5051d7
  4. #6666dc
  5. #7c7ce1
  6. #9292e6
  7. #a7a8eb
  8. #bdbef0
  9. #d3d3f5
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425cd
  2. #2d2ec5
  3. #3637be
  4. #4040b6
  5. #4949ae
  6. #5253a7
  7. #5b5c9f
  8. #646597
  9. #6e6e8f
  10. #777788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425cd {
  color: #2425cd;
}
Background
.bg-2425cd {
  background-color: #2425cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425cd {
  border: 2px solid #2425cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425cd, #7724cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.19 #dbda32 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2425cd  rgb(36, 37, 205)  hsl(240, 70%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#cdcc24  rgb(205, 204, 36)  hsl(60, 70%, 47%)  Citrine
#cd2425  rgb(205, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 70%, 47%)  Lava
#25cd24  rgb(37, 205, 36)  hsl(120, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green