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#2425E2

#2425e2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2425e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.07% cyan, 83.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 239.68°, with 76.61% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0719

Complementary

  1. #2425e2
  2. #e2e124

Split complementary

  1. #2425e2
  2. #e28224
  3. #84e224

Analogous

  1. #2484e2
  2. #2425e2
  3. #8224e2

Triadic

  1. #2425e2
  2. #e22425
  3. #25e224

Tetradic

  1. #2425e2
  2. #e124e2
  3. #e2e124
  4. #25e224

Square

  1. #2425e2
  2. #e22484
  3. #e2e124
  4. #24e282

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d60
  2. #1616a4
  3. #2425e2
  4. #6868eb
  5. #ababf4

Shades

#2425e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2425e2
  2. #2021cb
  3. #1d1eb5
  4. #191a9e
  5. #161688
  6. #121371
  7. #0e0f5a
  8. #0b0b44
  9. #07072d
  10. #040417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2425e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2425e2
  2. #3a3be5
  3. #5051e8
  4. #6666eb
  5. #7c7cee
  6. #9292f1
  7. #a7a8f3
  8. #bdbef6
  9. #d3d3f9
  10. #e9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2425e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2425e2
  2. #2d2ed8
  3. #3637ce
  4. #4040c5
  5. #4949bb
  6. #5253b1
  7. #5b5ca7
  8. #64659d
  9. #6e6e94
  10. #77778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f409f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2425e2 {
  color: #2425e2;
}
Background
.bg-2425e2 {
  background-color: #2425e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2425e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2425e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2425e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 37 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2425e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2425e2, #8224e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2425e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 37 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.22 #dbda1d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#2425e2  rgb(36, 37, 226)  hsl(240, 77%, 51%)  Blue
#e2e124  rgb(226, 225, 36)  hsl(60, 77%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow
#e22425  rgb(226, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 77%, 51%)  Lust
#25e224  rgb(37, 226, 36)  hsl(120, 77%, 51%)  Malachite