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#261EFD

#261efd ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#261efd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.98% cyan, 88.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 242.15°, with 98.24% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #261efd
  2. #f5fd1e

Split complementary

  1. #261efd
  2. #fd951e
  3. #86fd1e

Analogous

  1. #1e86fd
  2. #261efd
  3. #951efd

Triadic

  1. #261efd
  2. #fd261e
  3. #1efd26

Tetradic

  1. #261efd
  2. #fd1ef5
  3. #f5fd1e
  4. #1efd26

Square

  1. #261efd
  2. #fd1e86
  3. #f5fd1e
  4. #1efd95

Monochromatic

  1. #060181
  2. #0902cd
  3. #261efd
  4. #6f6afe
  5. #b8b6fe

Shades

#261efd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261efd
  2. #221be4
  3. #1e18ca
  4. #1b15b1
  5. #171298
  6. #130f7f
  7. #0f0c65
  8. #0b094c
  9. #080633
  10. #040319
  11. #000000

Tints

#261efd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261efd
  2. #3c35fd
  3. #514bfd
  4. #6762fe
  5. #7d78fe
  6. #938ffe
  7. #a8a5fe
  8. #bebcfe
  9. #d4d2ff
  10. #e9e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261efd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261efd
  2. #2f28f1
  3. #3832e4
  4. #413bd8
  5. #4a45cb
  6. #534fbf
  7. #5c59b2
  8. #6563a6
  9. #6e6c99
  10. #77768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4443b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003afb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261efd {
  color: #261efd;
}
Background
.bg-261efd {
  background-color: #261efd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261efd {
  border: 2px solid #261efd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261efd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 30 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 98% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261efd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261efd, #951efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261efd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 30 253 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.13 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.89 #d9e102 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#261efd  rgb(38, 30, 253)  hsl(242, 98%, 55%)  Ultramarine
#f5fd1e  rgb(245, 253, 30)  hsl(62, 98%, 55%)  Daffodil
#fd261e  rgb(253, 38, 30)  hsl(2, 98%, 55%)  Red
#1efd26  rgb(30, 253, 38)  hsl(122, 98%, 55%)  Lime