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#261CCC

#261ccc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261ccc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.98% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.37% cyan, 86.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 243.41°, with 75.86% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.056

Complementary

  1. #261ccc
  2. #c2cc1c

Split complementary

  1. #261ccc
  2. #cc7e1c
  3. #6acc1c

Analogous

  1. #1c6acc
  2. #261ccc
  3. #7e1ccc

Triadic

  1. #261ccc
  2. #cc261c
  3. #1ccc26

Tetradic

  1. #261ccc
  2. #cc1cc2
  3. #c2cc1c
  4. #1ccc26

Square

  1. #261ccc
  2. #cc1c6a
  3. #c2cc1c
  4. #1ccc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a45
  2. #191389
  3. #261ccc
  4. #574ee7
  5. #9691f0

Shades

#261ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ccc
  2. #2219b8
  3. #1e16a3
  4. #1b148f
  5. #17117a
  6. #130e66
  7. #0f0b52
  8. #0b083d
  9. #080629
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ccc
  2. #3c33d1
  3. #5149d6
  4. #6760db
  5. #7d77e0
  6. #938ee6
  7. #a8a4eb
  8. #bebbf0
  9. #d4d2f5
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ccc
  2. #2f26c4
  3. #3830bd
  4. #413ab5
  5. #4a44ae
  6. #534ea6
  7. #5c589e
  8. #656297
  9. #6e6c8f
  10. #777688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39378f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ccc {
  color: #261ccc;
}
Background
.bg-261ccc {
  background-color: #261ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ccc {
  border: 2px solid #261ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 28 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ccc, #7e1ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 28 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.02 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.64 #d9e333 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#261ccc  rgb(38, 28, 204)  hsl(243, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c2cc1c  rgb(194, 204, 28)  hsl(63, 76%, 45%)  Pear
#cc261c  rgb(204, 38, 28)  hsl(3, 76%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1ccc26  rgb(28, 204, 38)  hsl(123, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green