Close to Royal Blue
#025CD9
#025CD9 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Royal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 36.1% green, and 85.1% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 98% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #025CD9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.94:1 AABlack text on this color
3.54:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.94:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.54:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #025CD9 as they’d see it.
#025CD9 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #025CD9
What color is #025CD9?
#025CD9 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Royal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 36.1% green, and 85.1% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 98% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #025CD9 in RGB?
#025CD9 is rgb(2, 92, 217): 2 red, 92 green, and 217 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #025CD9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 58, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #025CD9?
PANTONE 293 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #025CD9?
Its complement #935505 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.