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#260EC0

#260ec0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#260ec0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 5.49% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.21% cyan, 92.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 248.09°, with 86.41% saturation and 40.39% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.0453

Complementary

  1. #260ec0
  2. #a8c00e

Split complementary

  1. #260ec0
  2. #c07f0e
  3. #4fc00e

Analogous

  1. #0e4fc0
  2. #260ec0
  3. #7f0ec0

Triadic

  1. #260ec0
  2. #c0260e
  3. #0ec026

Tetradic

  1. #260ec0
  2. #c00ea8
  3. #a8c00e
  4. #0ec026

Square

  1. #260ec0
  2. #c00e4f
  3. #a8c00e
  4. #0ec07f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0431
  2. #180979
  3. #260ec0
  4. #452bf0
  5. #8472f5

Shades

#260ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #260ec0
  2. #220dad
  3. #1e0b9a
  4. #1b0a86
  5. #170873
  6. #130760
  7. #0f064d
  8. #0b043a
  9. #080326
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#260ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #260ec0
  2. #3c26c6
  3. #513ecd
  4. #6756d3
  5. #7d6ed9
  6. #9387e0
  7. #a89fe6
  8. #beb7ec
  9. #d4cff2
  10. #e9e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#260ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #260ec0
  2. #2f19ba
  3. #3825b3
  4. #4130ad
  5. #4a3ca6
  6. #5347a0
  7. #5c529a
  8. #655e93
  9. #6e698d
  10. #777586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-260ec0 {
  color: #260ec0;
}
Background
.bg-260ec0 {
  background-color: #260ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-260ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #260ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #260ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 14 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-260ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #260ec0, #7f0ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-260ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 14 192 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.78 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.17 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.95 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.25 #d9f13f Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#260ec0  rgb(38, 14, 192)  hsl(248, 86%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#a8c00e  rgb(168, 192, 14)  hsl(68, 86%, 40%)  Apple Green
#c0260e  rgb(192, 38, 14)  hsl(8, 86%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#0ec026  rgb(14, 192, 38)  hsl(128, 86%, 40%)  Lime Green