Close to Sapphire Blue
#025EA0
#025EA0 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 36.9% green, and 62.7% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 98% saturation and 32% 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 #025EA0.
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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6.75:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.11:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #025EA0 as they’d see it.
#025EA0 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 #025EA0
What color is #025EA0?
#025EA0 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 36.9% green, and 62.7% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 98% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #025EA0 in RGB?
#025EA0 is rgb(2, 94, 160): 2 red, 94 green, and 160 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #025EA0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 41, 0, 37). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #025EA0?
PANTONE 3015 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #025EA0?
Its complement #8B4A23 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.