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#261EF7

#261ef7 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#261ef7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 11.76% green and 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.62% cyan, 87.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 242.21°, with 93.13% saturation and 54.31% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.0806

Complementary

  1. #261ef7
  2. #eff71e

Split complementary

  1. #261ef7
  2. #f7921e
  3. #82f71e

Analogous

  1. #1e82f7
  2. #261ef7
  3. #921ef7

Triadic

  1. #261ef7
  2. #f7261e
  3. #1ef726

Tetradic

  1. #261ef7
  2. #f71eef
  3. #eff71e
  4. #1ef726

Square

  1. #261ef7
  2. #f71e82
  3. #eff71e
  4. #1ef792

Monochromatic

  1. #090478
  2. #0e07c2
  3. #261ef7
  4. #6d68fa
  5. #b4b2fc

Shades

#261ef7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261ef7
  2. #221bde
  3. #1e18c6
  4. #1b15ad
  5. #171294
  6. #130f7c
  7. #0f0c63
  8. #0b094a
  9. #080631
  10. #040319
  11. #000000

Tints

#261ef7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261ef7
  2. #3c35f8
  3. #514bf9
  4. #6762f9
  5. #7d78fa
  6. #938ffb
  7. #a8a5fc
  8. #bebcfd
  9. #d4d2fd
  10. #e9e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261ef7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261ef7
  2. #2f28eb
  3. #3832df
  4. #413bd3
  5. #4a45c7
  6. #534fbc
  7. #5c59b0
  8. #6563a4
  9. #6e6c98
  10. #77768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4341ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004afa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261ef7 {
  color: #261ef7;
}
Background
.bg-261ef7 {
  background-color: #261ef7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261ef7 {
  border: 2px solid #261ef7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261ef7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 30 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 93% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261ef7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261ef7, #921ef7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261ef7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 30 247 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.17 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.13 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.60 #d9e108 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#261ef7  rgb(38, 30, 247)  hsl(242, 93%, 54%)  Blue
#eff71e  rgb(239, 247, 30)  hsl(62, 93%, 54%)  Daffodil
#f7261e  rgb(247, 38, 30)  hsl(2, 93%, 54%)  Red
#1ef726  rgb(30, 247, 38)  hsl(122, 93%, 54%)  Lime