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#261EBA

#261eba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.76% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 83.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 72.22% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #261eba
  2. #b2ba1e

Split complementary

  1. #261eba
  2. #ba741e
  3. #64ba1e

Analogous

  1. #1e64ba
  2. #261eba
  3. #741eba

Triadic

  1. #261eba
  2. #ba261e
  3. #1eba26

Tetradic

  1. #261eba
  2. #ba1eb2
  3. #b2ba1e
  4. #1eba26

Square

  1. #261eba
  2. #ba1e64
  3. #b2ba1e
  4. #1eba74

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0936
  2. #191378
  3. #261eba
  4. #4c44e1
  5. #8b86eb

Shades

#261eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261eba
  2. #221ba7
  3. #1e1895
  4. #1b1582
  5. #171270
  6. #130f5d
  7. #0f0c4a
  8. #0b0938
  9. #080625
  10. #040313
  11. #000000

Tints

#261eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261eba
  2. #3c35c1
  3. #514bc8
  4. #6762cf
  5. #7d78d6
  6. #938fdd
  7. #a8a5e3
  8. #bebcea
  9. #d4d2f1
  10. #e9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261eba
  2. #2f28b4
  3. #3832ae
  4. #413ba9
  5. #4a45a3
  6. #534f9d
  7. #5c5997
  8. #656391
  9. #6e6c8c
  10. #777686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261eba {
  color: #261eba;
}
Background
.bg-261eba {
  background-color: #261eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261eba {
  border: 2px solid #261eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 30 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261eba, #741eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 30 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.83 #d9e145 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#261eba  rgb(38, 30, 186)  hsl(243, 72%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#b2ba1e  rgb(178, 186, 30)  hsl(63, 72%, 42%)  Apple Green
#ba261e  rgb(186, 38, 30)  hsl(3, 72%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#1eba26  rgb(30, 186, 38)  hsl(123, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green