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#263AAA

#263aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.65% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 230.91°, with 63.46% saturation and 40.78% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0634

Complementary

  1. #263aaa
  2. #aa9626

Split complementary

  1. #263aaa
  2. #aa5426
  3. #7caa26

Analogous

  1. #267caa
  2. #263aaa
  3. #5426aa

Triadic

  1. #263aaa
  2. #aa263a
  3. #3aaa26

Tetradic

  1. #263aaa
  2. #9626aa
  3. #aa9626
  4. #3aaa26

Square

  1. #263aaa
  2. #aa267c
  3. #aa9626
  4. #26aa54

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0f2d
  2. #18256b
  3. #263aaa
  4. #475cd6
  5. #8594e4

Shades

#263aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263aaa
  2. #223499
  3. #1e2e88
  4. #1b2977
  5. #172366
  6. #131d55
  7. #0f1744
  8. #0b1133
  9. #080c22
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#263aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263aaa
  2. #3c4eb3
  3. #5161bb
  4. #6775c4
  5. #7d89cc
  6. #939dd5
  7. #a8b0dd
  8. #bec4e6
  9. #d4d8ee
  10. #e9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263aaa
  2. #2f41a6
  3. #3848a2
  4. #414f9d
  5. #4a5699
  6. #535d95
  7. #5c6491
  8. #656b8d
  9. #6e7288
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c427b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263aaa {
  color: #263aaa;
}
Background
.bg-263aaa {
  background-color: #263aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263aaa {
  border: 2px solid #263aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 58 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 63% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263aaa, #5426aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 58 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.77 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.06 #d9c555 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#263aaa  rgb(38, 58, 170)  hsl(231, 63%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9626  rgb(170, 150, 38)  hsl(51, 63%, 41%)  Brass
#aa263a  rgb(170, 38, 58)  hsl(351, 63%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3aaa26  rgb(58, 170, 38)  hsl(111, 63%, 41%)  Kelly Green