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#262BBF

#262bbf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.1% cyan, 77.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 238.04°, with 66.81% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #262bbf
  2. #bfba26

Split complementary

  1. #262bbf
  2. #bf6d26
  3. #77bf26

Analogous

  1. #2677bf
  2. #262bbf
  3. #6d26bf

Triadic

  1. #262bbf
  2. #bf262b
  3. #2bbf26

Tetradic

  1. #262bbf
  2. #ba26bf
  3. #bfba26
  4. #2bbf26

Square

  1. #262bbf
  2. #bf2677
  3. #bfba26
  4. #26bf6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e3f
  2. #191d7f
  3. #262bbf
  4. #5459dd
  5. #9497ea

Shades

#262bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bbf
  2. #2227ac
  3. #1e2299
  4. #1b1e86
  5. #171a73
  6. #131660
  7. #0f114c
  8. #0b0d39
  9. #080926
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bbf
  2. #3c40c5
  3. #5155cc
  4. #676bd2
  5. #7d80d9
  6. #9395df
  7. #a8aae5
  8. #bebfec
  9. #d4d5f2
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bbf
  2. #2f34b9
  3. #383cb2
  4. #4145ac
  5. #4a4da6
  6. #5356a0
  7. #5c5e99
  8. #656793
  9. #6e6f8d
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bbf {
  color: #262bbf;
}
Background
.bg-262bbf {
  background-color: #262bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bbf {
  border: 2px solid #262bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bbf, #6d26bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.90 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.96 #d9d440 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bbf  rgb(38, 43, 191)  hsl(238, 67%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bfba26  rgb(191, 186, 38)  hsl(58, 67%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bf262b  rgb(191, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 67%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bbf26  rgb(43, 191, 38)  hsl(118, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green