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#261CA3

#261ca3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261ca3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.98% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.69% cyan, 82.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 244.44°, with 70.68% saturation and 37.45% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #261ca3
  2. #99a31c

Split complementary

  1. #261ca3
  2. #a3691c
  3. #56a31c

Analogous

  1. #1c56a3
  2. #261ca3
  3. #691ca3

Triadic

  1. #261ca3
  2. #a3261c
  3. #1ca326

Tetradic

  1. #261ca3
  2. #a31c99
  3. #99a31c
  4. #1ca326

Square

  1. #261ca3
  2. #a31c56
  3. #99a31c
  4. #1ca369

Monochromatic

  1. #080620
  2. #171162
  3. #261ca3
  4. #3d30db
  5. #7a71e7

Shades

#261ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ca3
  2. #221993
  3. #1e1682
  4. #1b1472
  5. #171162
  6. #130e52
  7. #0f0b41
  8. #0b0831
  9. #080621
  10. #040310
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ca3
  2. #3c33ac
  3. #5149b5
  4. #6760bf
  5. #7d77c8
  6. #938ed1
  7. #a8a4da
  8. #bebbe3
  9. #d4d2ed
  10. #e9e8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ca3
  2. #2f26a0
  3. #38309c
  4. #413a99
  5. #4a4495
  6. #534e92
  7. #5c588e
  8. #65628b
  9. #6e6c87
  10. #777684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312f72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004761 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ca3 {
  color: #261ca3;
}
Background
.bg-261ca3 {
  background-color: #261ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #261ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 28 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 71% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ca3, #691ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 28 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.46 #d9e35c Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#261ca3  rgb(38, 28, 163)  hsl(244, 71%, 37%)  Zaffre
#99a31c  rgb(153, 163, 28)  hsl(64, 71%, 37%)  Apple Green
#a3261c  rgb(163, 38, 28)  hsl(4, 71%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#1ca326  rgb(28, 163, 38)  hsl(124, 71%, 37%)  Islamic Green