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#261CED

#261ced ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#261ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.98% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.97% cyan, 88.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 242.87°, with 85.31% saturation and 51.96% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #261ced
  2. #e3ed1c

Split complementary

  1. #261ced
  2. #ed8e1c
  3. #7bed1c

Analogous

  1. #1c7bed
  2. #261ced
  3. #8e1ced

Triadic

  1. #261ced
  2. #ed261c
  3. #1ced26

Tetradic

  1. #261ced
  2. #ed1ce3
  3. #e3ed1c
  4. #1ced26

Square

  1. #261ced
  2. #ed1c7b
  3. #e3ed1c
  4. #1ced8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0868
  2. #160eaf
  3. #261ced
  4. #6a63f3
  5. #aeaaf8

Shades

#261ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ced
  2. #2219d5
  3. #1e16be
  4. #1b14a6
  5. #17118e
  6. #130e77
  7. #0f0b5f
  8. #0b0847
  9. #08062f
  10. #040318
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ced
  2. #3c33ef
  3. #5149f1
  4. #6760f2
  5. #7d77f4
  6. #938ef6
  7. #a8a4f8
  8. #bebbfa
  9. #d4d2fb
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ced
  2. #2f26e2
  3. #3830d7
  4. #413acc
  5. #4a44c1
  6. #534eb7
  7. #5c58ac
  8. #6562a1
  9. #6e6c96
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ced {
  color: #261ced;
}
Background
.bg-261ced {
  background-color: #261ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ced {
  border: 2px solid #261ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 28 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ced, #8e1ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 28 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.97 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.33 #d9e312 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#261ced  rgb(38, 28, 237)  hsl(243, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#e3ed1c  rgb(227, 237, 28)  hsl(63, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ed261c  rgb(237, 38, 28)  hsl(3, 85%, 52%)  Lust
#1ced26  rgb(28, 237, 38)  hsl(123, 85%, 52%)  Lime