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#261EF8

#261ef8 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#261ef8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.76% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.68% cyan, 87.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 242.2°, with 93.97% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.0812

Complementary

  1. #261ef8
  2. #f0f81e

Split complementary

  1. #261ef8
  2. #f8931e
  3. #83f81e

Analogous

  1. #1e83f8
  2. #261ef8
  3. #931ef8

Triadic

  1. #261ef8
  2. #f8261e
  3. #1ef826

Tetradic

  1. #261ef8
  2. #f81ef0
  3. #f0f81e
  4. #1ef826

Square

  1. #261ef8
  2. #f81e83
  3. #f0f81e
  4. #1ef893

Monochromatic

  1. #080479
  2. #0d06c3
  3. #261ef8
  4. #6e68fa
  5. #b5b2fd

Shades

#261ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ef8
  2. #221bdf
  3. #1e18c6
  4. #1b15ae
  5. #171295
  6. #130f7c
  7. #0f0c63
  8. #0b094a
  9. #080632
  10. #040319
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ef8
  2. #3c35f9
  3. #514bf9
  4. #6762fa
  5. #7d78fb
  6. #938ffc
  7. #a8a5fc
  8. #bebcfd
  9. #d4d2fe
  10. #e9e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ef8
  2. #2f28ec
  3. #3832e0
  4. #413bd4
  5. #4a45c8
  6. #534fbc
  7. #5c59b0
  8. #6563a4
  9. #6e6c98
  10. #77768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4342ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004afb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ef8 {
  color: #261ef8;
}
Background
.bg-261ef8 {
  background-color: #261ef8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #261ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 30 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 94% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ef8, #931ef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 30 248 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.64 #d9e107 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#261ef8  rgb(38, 30, 248)  hsl(242, 94%, 55%)  Blue
#f0f81e  rgb(240, 248, 30)  hsl(62, 94%, 55%)  Daffodil
#f8261e  rgb(248, 38, 30)  hsl(2, 94%, 55%)  Red
#1ef826  rgb(30, 248, 38)  hsl(122, 94%, 55%)  Lime