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#261DCA

#261dca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261dca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.37% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.19% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.12°, with 74.89% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.0556

Complementary

  1. #261dca
  2. #c1ca1d

Split complementary

  1. #261dca
  2. #ca7c1d
  3. #6aca1d

Analogous

  1. #1d6aca
  2. #261dca
  3. #7c1dca

Triadic

  1. #261dca
  2. #ca261d
  3. #1dca26

Tetradic

  1. #261dca
  2. #ca1dc1
  3. #c1ca1d
  4. #1dca26

Square

  1. #261dca
  2. #ca1d6a
  3. #c1ca1d
  4. #1dca7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a44
  2. #191387
  3. #261dca
  4. #564ee6
  5. #9691ef

Shades

#261dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261dca
  2. #221ab6
  3. #1e17a2
  4. #1b148d
  5. #171179
  6. #130f65
  7. #0f0c51
  8. #0b093d
  9. #080628
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#261dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261dca
  2. #3c34cf
  3. #514ad5
  4. #6761da
  5. #7d77df
  6. #938ee5
  7. #a8a5ea
  8. #bebbef
  9. #d4d2f4
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261dca
  2. #2f27c3
  3. #3831bb
  4. #413bb4
  5. #4a45ac
  6. #534fa5
  7. #5c589e
  8. #656296
  9. #6e6c8f
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39378e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00479f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261dca {
  color: #261dca;
}
Background
.bg-261dca {
  background-color: #261dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261dca {
  border: 2px solid #261dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 29 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261dca, #7c1dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 29 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.66 #d9e235 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#261dca  rgb(38, 29, 202)  hsl(243, 75%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c1ca1d  rgb(193, 202, 29)  hsl(63, 75%, 45%)  Pear
#ca261d  rgb(202, 38, 29)  hsl(3, 75%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1dca26  rgb(29, 202, 38)  hsl(123, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green