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#262BBB

#262bbb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.68% cyan, 77.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.99°, with 66.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.0573

Complementary

  1. #262bbb
  2. #bbb626

Split complementary

  1. #262bbb
  2. #bb6c26
  3. #75bb26

Analogous

  1. #2675bb
  2. #262bbb
  3. #6c26bb

Triadic

  1. #262bbb
  2. #bb262b
  3. #2bbb26

Tetradic

  1. #262bbb
  2. #b626bb
  3. #bbb626
  4. #2bbb26

Square

  1. #262bbb
  2. #bb2675
  3. #bbb626
  4. #26bb6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e3c
  2. #191c7b
  3. #262bbb
  4. #5256dc
  5. #9194e9

Shades

#262bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bbb
  2. #2227a8
  3. #1e2296
  4. #1b1e83
  5. #171a70
  6. #13165e
  7. #0f114b
  8. #0b0d38
  9. #080925
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bbb
  2. #3c40c2
  3. #5155c9
  4. #676bcf
  5. #7d80d6
  6. #9395dd
  7. #a8aae4
  8. #bebfeb
  9. #d4d5f1
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bbb
  2. #2f34b5
  3. #383caf
  4. #4145a9
  5. #4a4da3
  6. #53569e
  7. #5c5e98
  8. #656792
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bbb {
  color: #262bbb;
}
Background
.bg-262bbb {
  background-color: #262bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bbb {
  border: 2px solid #262bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bbb, #6c26bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.86 #d9d444 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bbb  rgb(38, 43, 187)  hsl(238, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bbb626  rgb(187, 182, 38)  hsl(58, 66%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bb262b  rgb(187, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 66%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2bbb26  rgb(43, 187, 38)  hsl(118, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green