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#261FA5

#261fa5 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#261fa5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 12.16% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.97% cyan, 81.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 243.13°, with 68.37% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.0411

Complementary

  1. #261fa5
  2. #9ea51f

Split complementary

  1. #261fa5
  2. #a5691f
  3. #5ba51f

Analogous

  1. #1f5ba5
  2. #261fa5
  3. #691fa5

Triadic

  1. #261fa5
  2. #a5261f
  3. #1fa526

Tetradic

  1. #261fa5
  2. #a51f9e
  3. #9ea51f
  4. #1fa526

Square

  1. #261fa5
  2. #a51f5b
  3. #9ea51f
  4. #1fa569

Monochromatic

  1. #080724
  2. #171365
  3. #261fa5
  4. #4037d9
  5. #7d77e6

Shades

#261fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #261fa5
  2. #221c95
  3. #1e1984
  4. #1b1674
  5. #171363
  6. #131053
  7. #0f0c42
  8. #0b0932
  9. #080621
  10. #040311
  11. #000000

Tints

#261fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #261fa5
  2. #3c35ae
  3. #514cb7
  4. #6762c0
  5. #7d79c9
  6. #938fd2
  7. #a8a5db
  8. #bebce4
  9. #d4d2ed
  10. #e9e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#261fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #261fa5
  2. #2f29a1
  3. #38329e
  4. #413c9a
  5. #4a4696
  6. #535093
  7. #5c598f
  8. #65638b
  9. #6e6d87
  10. #777684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004963 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-261fa5 {
  color: #261fa5;
}
Background
.bg-261fa5 {
  background-color: #261fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-261fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #261fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #261fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 31 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 68% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-261fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #261fa5, #691fa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-261fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 31 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.88 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.89 #d9e05a Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#261fa5  rgb(38, 31, 165)  hsl(243, 68%, 38%)  Zaffre
#9ea51f  rgb(158, 165, 31)  hsl(63, 68%, 38%)  Brass
#a5261f  rgb(165, 38, 31)  hsl(3, 68%, 38%)  Firebrick
#1fa526  rgb(31, 165, 38)  hsl(123, 68%, 38%)  Islamic Green