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#252DBF

#252dbf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#252dbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 17.65% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 76.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 236.88°, with 67.54% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #252dbf
  2. #bfb725

Split complementary

  1. #252dbf
  2. #bf6a25
  3. #7abf25

Analogous

  1. #257abf
  2. #252dbf
  3. #6a25bf

Triadic

  1. #252dbf
  2. #bf252d
  3. #2dbf25

Tetradic

  1. #252dbf
  2. #b725bf
  3. #bfb725
  4. #2dbf25

Square

  1. #252dbf
  2. #bf257a
  3. #bfb725
  4. #25bf6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f3f
  2. #191e7f
  3. #252dbf
  4. #535ade
  5. #9397ea

Shades

#252dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252dbf
  2. #2129ac
  3. #1e2499
  4. #1a2086
  5. #161b73
  6. #131760
  7. #0f124c
  8. #0b0e39
  9. #070926
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#252dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252dbf
  2. #3b42c5
  3. #5157cc
  4. #666cd2
  5. #7c81d9
  6. #9296df
  7. #a8abe5
  8. #bec0ec
  9. #d3d5f2
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252dbf
  2. #2e35b9
  3. #373eb2
  4. #4046ac
  5. #494ea6
  6. #5357a0
  7. #5c5f99
  8. #656793
  9. #6e6f8d
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252dbf {
  color: #252dbf;
}
Background
.bg-252dbf {
  background-color: #252dbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252dbf {
  border: 2px solid #252dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252dbf, #6a25bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.73 #dad240 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#252dbf  rgb(37, 45, 191)  hsl(237, 68%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bfb725  rgb(191, 183, 37)  hsl(57, 68%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bf252d  rgb(191, 37, 45)  hsl(357, 68%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2dbf25  rgb(45, 191, 37)  hsl(117, 68%, 45%)  Kelly Green