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#262BB5

#262bb5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bb5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.86% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.01% cyan, 76.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 237.9°, with 65.3% saturation and 42.94% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #262bb5
  2. #b5b026

Split complementary

  1. #262bb5
  2. #b56826
  3. #73b526

Analogous

  1. #2673b5
  2. #262bb5
  3. #6826b5

Triadic

  1. #262bb5
  2. #b5262b
  3. #2bb526

Tetradic

  1. #262bb5
  2. #b026b5
  3. #b5b026
  4. #2bb526

Square

  1. #262bb5
  2. #b52673
  3. #b5b026
  4. #26b568

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d37
  2. #191c76
  3. #262bb5
  4. #4e53da
  5. #8d90e7

Shades

#262bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bb5
  2. #2227a3
  3. #1e2291
  4. #1b1e7f
  5. #171a6d
  6. #13165b
  7. #0f1148
  8. #0b0d36
  9. #080924
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bb5
  2. #3c40bc
  3. #5155c4
  4. #676bcb
  5. #7d80d3
  6. #9395da
  7. #a8aae1
  8. #bebfe9
  9. #d4d5f0
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bb5
  2. #2f34b0
  3. #383caa
  4. #4145a5
  5. #4a4da0
  6. #53569b
  7. #5c5e95
  8. #656790
  9. #6e6f8b
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393a80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bb5 {
  color: #262bb5;
}
Background
.bg-262bb5 {
  background-color: #262bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #262bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 65% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bb5, #6826b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 181 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.98 #d9d44a Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bb5  rgb(38, 43, 181)  hsl(238, 65%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b5b026  rgb(181, 176, 38)  hsl(58, 65%, 43%)  Brass
#b5262b  rgb(181, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 65%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2bb526  rgb(43, 181, 38)  hsl(118, 65%, 43%)  Kelly Green