Palettes / Colors / #252FF5

#252FF5 — Vivid Blue

#252FF5 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #252FF5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#252FF5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F5EA24; it also sits naturally between #2497F5 and #8224F5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 18% · Blue 96%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #252FF5

.text { color: #252FF5; }
.background { background-color: #252FF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #252FF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 47, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 91%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #252FF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 47, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #252FF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 47, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#252FF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#252FF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5EA24:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #252FF5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #252FF5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #252FF5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #252FF5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #252FF4  ·  #252FF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #252FF5?

#252FF5 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 37, 47, 245). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #252FF5?

#252FF5 is RGB 37, 47, 245 — HSL 237°, 91%, 55% — CMYK 85%, 81%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #252FF5?

Its complement is #F5EA24; analogous partners are #2497F5 and #8224F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #252FF5 for text?

White text on #252FF5 has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.80:1.