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#261CCD

#261ccd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261ccd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.46% cyan, 86.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 243.39°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.0565

Complementary

  1. #261ccd
  2. #c3cd1c

Split complementary

  1. #261ccd
  2. #cd7f1c
  3. #6bcd1c

Analogous

  1. #1c6bcd
  2. #261ccd
  3. #7f1ccd

Triadic

  1. #261ccd
  2. #cd261c
  3. #1ccd26

Tetradic

  1. #261ccd
  2. #cd1cc3
  3. #c3cd1c
  4. #1ccd26

Square

  1. #261ccd
  2. #cd1c6b
  3. #c3cd1c
  4. #1ccd7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a46
  2. #1a138a
  3. #261ccd
  4. #574fe7
  5. #9792f0

Shades

#261ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ccd
  2. #2219b9
  3. #1e16a4
  4. #1b1490
  5. #17117b
  6. #130e67
  7. #0f0b52
  8. #0b083e
  9. #080629
  10. #040315
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ccd
  2. #3c33d2
  3. #5149d7
  4. #6760dc
  5. #7d77e1
  6. #938ee6
  7. #a8a4eb
  8. #bebbf0
  9. #d4d2f5
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ccd
  2. #2f26c5
  3. #3830be
  4. #413ab6
  5. #4a44ae
  6. #534ea7
  7. #5c589f
  8. #656297
  9. #6e6c8f
  10. #777688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ccd {
  color: #261ccd;
}
Background
.bg-261ccd {
  background-color: #261ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ccd {
  border: 2px solid #261ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 28 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ccd, #7f1ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 28 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.06 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.70 #d9e332 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#261ccd  rgb(38, 28, 205)  hsl(243, 76%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#c3cd1c  rgb(195, 205, 28)  hsl(63, 76%, 46%)  Pear
#cd261c  rgb(205, 38, 28)  hsl(3, 76%, 46%)  Lava
#1ccd26  rgb(28, 205, 38)  hsl(123, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green