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#262A8A

#262a8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#262a8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.46% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 237.6°, with 56.82% saturation and 34.51% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.039

Complementary

  1. #262a8a
  2. #8a8626

Split complementary

  1. #262a8a
  2. #8a5426
  3. #5c8a26

Analogous

  1. #265c8a
  2. #262a8a
  3. #54268a

Triadic

  1. #262a8a
  2. #8a262a
  3. #2a8a26

Tetradic

  1. #262a8a
  2. #86268a
  3. #8a8626
  4. #2a8a26

Square

  1. #262a8a
  2. #8a265c
  3. #8a8626
  4. #268a54

Monochromatic

  1. #050512
  2. #15184e
  3. #262a8a
  4. #373cc6
  5. #7175d8

Shades

#262a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262a8a
  2. #22267c
  3. #1e226e
  4. #1b1d61
  5. #171953
  6. #131545
  7. #0f1137
  8. #0b0d29
  9. #08081c
  10. #04040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#262a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262a8a
  2. #3c3f96
  3. #5155a1
  4. #676aad
  5. #7d7fb9
  6. #9395c5
  7. #a8aad0
  8. #bebfdc
  9. #d4d4e8
  10. #e9eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262a8a
  2. #2f3389
  3. #383b88
  4. #414487
  5. #4a4c86
  6. #535585
  7. #5c5e84
  8. #656683
  9. #6e6f82
  10. #777781
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004456 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00368c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262a8a {
  color: #262a8a;
}
Background
.bg-262a8a {
  background-color: #262a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262a8a {
  border: 2px solid #262a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 42 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262a8a, #54268a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 42 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.96 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.62 #d9d575 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#262a8a  rgb(38, 42, 138)  hsl(238, 57%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#8a8626  rgb(138, 134, 38)  hsl(58, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#8a262a  rgb(138, 38, 42)  hsl(358, 57%, 35%)  Falu Red
#2a8a26  rgb(42, 138, 38)  hsl(118, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green