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#261CC0

#261cc0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261cc0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.98% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.21% cyan, 85.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 243.66°, with 74.55% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #261cc0
  2. #b6c01c

Split complementary

  1. #261cc0
  2. #c0781c
  3. #64c01c

Analogous

  1. #1c64c0
  2. #261cc0
  3. #781cc0

Triadic

  1. #261cc0
  2. #c0261c
  3. #1cc026

Tetradic

  1. #261cc0
  2. #c01cb6
  3. #b6c01c
  4. #1cc026

Square

  1. #261cc0
  2. #c01c64
  3. #b6c01c
  4. #1cc078

Monochromatic

  1. #0c093a
  2. #19127d
  3. #261cc0
  4. #4e45e4
  5. #8e87ee

Shades

#261cc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261cc0
  2. #2219ad
  3. #1e169a
  4. #1b1486
  5. #171173
  6. #130e60
  7. #0f0b4d
  8. #0b083a
  9. #080626
  10. #040313
  11. #000000

Tints

#261cc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261cc0
  2. #3c33c6
  3. #5149cd
  4. #6760d3
  5. #7d77d9
  6. #938ee0
  7. #a8a4e6
  8. #bebbec
  9. #d4d2f2
  10. #e9e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261cc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261cc0
  2. #2f26ba
  3. #3830b3
  4. #413aad
  5. #4a44a6
  6. #534ea0
  7. #5c589a
  8. #656293
  9. #6e6c8d
  10. #777686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261cc0 {
  color: #261cc0;
}
Background
.bg-261cc0 {
  background-color: #261cc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261cc0 {
  border: 2px solid #261cc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261cc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 28 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261cc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261cc0, #781cc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261cc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 28 192 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.99 #d9e33f Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#261cc0  rgb(38, 28, 192)  hsl(244, 75%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b6c01c  rgb(182, 192, 28)  hsl(64, 75%, 43%)  Apple Green
#c0261c  rgb(192, 38, 28)  hsl(4, 75%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1cc026  rgb(28, 192, 38)  hsl(124, 75%, 43%)  Kelly Green