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#261E86

#261e86 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#261e86 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.76% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.64% cyan, 77.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 63.41% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.0306

Complementary

  1. #261e86
  2. #7e861e

Split complementary

  1. #261e86
  2. #865a1e
  3. #4a861e

Analogous

  1. #1e4a86
  2. #261e86
  3. #5a1e86

Triadic

  1. #261e86
  2. #86261e
  3. #1e8626

Tetradic

  1. #261e86
  2. #861e7e
  3. #7e861e
  4. #1e8626

Square

  1. #261e86
  2. #861e4a
  3. #7e861e
  4. #1e865a

Monochromatic

  1. #050411
  2. #141048
  3. #261e86
  4. #382cc5
  5. #6b61dc

Shades

#261e86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261e86
  2. #221b79
  3. #1e186b
  4. #1b155e
  5. #171250
  6. #130f43
  7. #0f0c36
  8. #0b0928
  9. #08061b
  10. #04030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#261e86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261e86
  2. #3c3592
  3. #514b9e
  4. #6762aa
  5. #7d78b6
  6. #938fc3
  7. #a8a5cf
  8. #bebcdb
  9. #d4d2e7
  10. #e9e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261e86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261e86
  2. #2f2885
  3. #383285
  4. #413b84
  5. #4a4584
  6. #534f83
  7. #5c5982
  8. #656382
  9. #6e6c81
  10. #777681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002785 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00336a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261e86 {
  color: #261e86;
}
Background
.bg-261e86 {
  background-color: #261e86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261e86 {
  border: 2px solid #261e86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261e86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 30 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 63% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261e86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261e86, #5a1e86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261e86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 30 134 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.69 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.15 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.43 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.77 #d9e179 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#261e86  rgb(38, 30, 134)  hsl(245, 63%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#7e861e  rgb(126, 134, 30)  hsl(65, 63%, 32%)  Olive
#86261e  rgb(134, 38, 30)  hsl(5, 63%, 32%)  Falu Red
#1e8626  rgb(30, 134, 38)  hsl(125, 63%, 32%)  Forest Green