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#262BB6

#262bb6 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.12% cyan, 76.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 237.92°, with 65.45% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.0552

Complementary

  1. #262bb6
  2. #b6b126

Split complementary

  1. #262bb6
  2. #b66926
  3. #73b626

Analogous

  1. #2673b6
  2. #262bb6
  3. #6926b6

Triadic

  1. #262bb6
  2. #b6262b
  3. #2bb626

Tetradic

  1. #262bb6
  2. #b126b6
  3. #b6b126
  4. #2bb626

Square

  1. #262bb6
  2. #b62673
  3. #b6b126
  4. #26b669

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d37
  2. #191c77
  3. #262bb6
  4. #4e53da
  5. #8e91e7

Shades

#262bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bb6
  2. #2227a4
  3. #1e2292
  4. #1b1e7f
  5. #171a6d
  6. #13165b
  7. #0f1149
  8. #0b0d37
  9. #080924
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bb6
  2. #3c40bd
  3. #5155c5
  4. #676bcc
  5. #7d80d3
  6. #9395db
  7. #a8aae2
  8. #bebfe9
  9. #d4d5f0
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bb6
  2. #2f34b1
  3. #383cab
  4. #4145a6
  5. #4a4da0
  6. #53569b
  7. #5c5e96
  8. #656790
  9. #6e6f8b
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bb6 {
  color: #262bb6;
}
Background
.bg-262bb6 {
  background-color: #262bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #262bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 65% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bb6, #6926b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 182 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.77 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.96 #d9d449 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bb6  rgb(38, 43, 182)  hsl(238, 65%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b6b126  rgb(182, 177, 38)  hsl(58, 65%, 43%)  Brass
#b6262b  rgb(182, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 65%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2bb626  rgb(43, 182, 38)  hsl(118, 65%, 43%)  Kelly Green