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#262BBC

#262bbc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.79% cyan, 77.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 66.37% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.0577

Complementary

  1. #262bbc
  2. #bcb726

Split complementary

  1. #262bbc
  2. #bc6c26
  3. #76bc26

Analogous

  1. #2676bc
  2. #262bbc
  3. #6c26bc

Triadic

  1. #262bbc
  2. #bc262b
  3. #2bbc26

Tetradic

  1. #262bbc
  2. #b726bc
  3. #bcb726
  4. #2bbc26

Square

  1. #262bbc
  2. #bc2676
  3. #bcb726
  4. #26bc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e3d
  2. #191c7c
  3. #262bbc
  4. #5257dc
  5. #9295e9

Shades

#262bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bbc
  2. #2227a9
  3. #1e2296
  4. #1b1e84
  5. #171a71
  6. #13165e
  7. #0f114b
  8. #0b0d38
  9. #080926
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bbc
  2. #3c40c3
  3. #5155c9
  4. #676bd0
  5. #7d80d7
  6. #9395de
  7. #a8aae4
  8. #bebfeb
  9. #d4d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bbc
  2. #2f34b6
  3. #383cb0
  4. #4145aa
  5. #4a4da4
  6. #53569e
  7. #5c5e98
  8. #656792
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.75:1 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 #004bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bbc {
  color: #262bbc;
}
Background
.bg-262bbc {
  background-color: #262bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bbc {
  border: 2px solid #262bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bbc, #6c26bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.85 #d9d443 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bbc  rgb(38, 43, 188)  hsl(238, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bcb726  rgb(188, 183, 38)  hsl(58, 66%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bc262b  rgb(188, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 66%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2bbc26  rgb(43, 188, 38)  hsl(118, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green