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#261ADE

#261ade ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#261ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.2% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.88% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 243.67°, with 79.03% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #261ade
  2. #d2de1a

Split complementary

  1. #261ade
  2. #de881a
  3. #70de1a

Analogous

  1. #1a70de
  2. #261ade
  3. #881ade

Triadic

  1. #261ade
  2. #de261a
  3. #1ade26

Tetradic

  1. #261ade
  2. #de1ad2
  3. #d2de1a
  4. #1ade26

Square

  1. #261ade
  2. #de1a70
  3. #d2de1a
  4. #1ade88

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a55
  2. #1a129a
  3. #261ade
  4. #6259ec
  5. #a39df4

Shades

#261ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ade
  2. #2217c8
  3. #1e15b2
  4. #1b129b
  5. #171085
  6. #130d6f
  7. #0f0a59
  8. #0b0843
  9. #08052c
  10. #040316
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ade
  2. #3c31e1
  3. #5148e5
  4. #675fe8
  5. #7d76eb
  6. #938def
  7. #a8a3f2
  8. #bebaf5
  9. #d4d1f8
  10. #e9e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ade
  2. #2f24d5
  3. #382ecb
  4. #4139c2
  5. #4a43b8
  6. #534daf
  7. #5c57a6
  8. #65619c
  9. #6e6c93
  10. #777689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ade {
  color: #261ade;
}
Background
.bg-261ade {
  background-color: #261ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ade {
  border: 2px solid #261ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 26 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ade, #881ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 26 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.35 #d9e521 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#261ade  rgb(38, 26, 222)  hsl(244, 79%, 49%)  Blue
#d2de1a  rgb(210, 222, 26)  hsl(64, 79%, 49%)  Pear
#de261a  rgb(222, 38, 26)  hsl(4, 79%, 49%)  Lust
#1ade26  rgb(26, 222, 38)  hsl(124, 79%, 49%)  Malachite