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#261CC9

#261cc9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261cc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.09% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 243.47°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 10.04:1 (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 luminance0.0546

Complementary

  1. #261cc9
  2. #bfc91c

Split complementary

  1. #261cc9
  2. #c97d1c
  3. #68c91c

Analogous

  1. #1c68c9
  2. #261cc9
  3. #7d1cc9

Triadic

  1. #261cc9
  2. #c9261c
  3. #1cc926

Tetradic

  1. #261cc9
  2. #c91cbf
  3. #bfc91c
  4. #1cc926

Square

  1. #261cc9
  2. #c91c68
  3. #bfc91c
  4. #1cc97d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0943
  2. #191386
  3. #261cc9
  4. #544be6
  5. #948fef

Shades

#261cc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261cc9
  2. #2219b5
  3. #1e16a1
  4. #1b148d
  5. #171179
  6. #130e65
  7. #0f0b50
  8. #0b083c
  9. #080628
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#261cc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261cc9
  2. #3c33ce
  3. #5149d4
  4. #6760d9
  5. #7d77df
  6. #938ee4
  7. #a8a4e9
  8. #bebbef
  9. #d4d2f4
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261cc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261cc9
  2. #2f26c2
  3. #3830ba
  4. #413ab3
  5. #4a44ac
  6. #534ea5
  7. #5c589d
  8. #656296
  9. #6e6c8f
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39368d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261cc9 {
  color: #261cc9;
}
Background
.bg-261cc9 {
  background-color: #261cc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261cc9 {
  border: 2px solid #261cc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261cc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 28 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261cc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261cc9, #7d1cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261cc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 28 201 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.69 #d9e336 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#261cc9  rgb(38, 28, 201)  hsl(243, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#bfc91c  rgb(191, 201, 28)  hsl(63, 76%, 45%)  Pear
#c9261c  rgb(201, 38, 28)  hsl(3, 76%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1cc926  rgb(28, 201, 38)  hsl(123, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green