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#260ABC

#260abc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#260abc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 3.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.79% cyan, 94.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.44°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.0426

Complementary

  1. #260abc
  2. #a0bc0a

Split complementary

  1. #260abc
  2. #bc7f0a
  3. #47bc0a

Analogous

  1. #0a47bc
  2. #260abc
  3. #7f0abc

Triadic

  1. #260abc
  2. #bc260a
  3. #0abc26

Tetradic

  1. #260abc
  2. #bc0aa0
  3. #a0bc0a
  4. #0abc26

Square

  1. #260abc
  2. #bc0a47
  3. #a0bc0a
  4. #0abc7f

Monochromatic

  1. #09022b
  2. #170673
  3. #260abc
  4. #411ff3
  5. #7f68f7

Shades

#260abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #260abc
  2. #2209a9
  3. #1e0896
  4. #1b0784
  5. #170671
  6. #13055e
  7. #0f044b
  8. #0b0338
  9. #080226
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#260abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #260abc
  2. #3c23c3
  3. #513bc9
  4. #6754d0
  5. #7d6cd7
  6. #9385de
  7. #a89de4
  8. #beb6eb
  9. #d4cef2
  10. #e9e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#260abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #260abc
  2. #2f16b6
  3. #3822b0
  4. #412daa
  5. #4a39a4
  6. #53459e
  7. #5c5198
  8. #655d92
  9. #6e688c
  10. #777486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-260abc {
  color: #260abc;
}
Background
.bg-260abc {
  background-color: #260abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-260abc {
  border: 2px solid #260abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #260abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 10 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-260abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #260abc, #7f0abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-260abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 10 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.02 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.41 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.66 #d9f543 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#260abc  rgb(38, 10, 188)  hsl(249, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#a0bc0a  rgb(160, 188, 10)  hsl(69, 90%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bc260a  rgb(188, 38, 10)  hsl(9, 90%, 39%)  Rosso Corsa
#0abc26  rgb(10, 188, 38)  hsl(129, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green