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#262ADE

#262ade ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.88% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 238.7°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #262ade
  2. #deda26

Split complementary

  1. #262ade
  2. #de7e26
  3. #86de26

Analogous

  1. #2686de
  2. #262ade
  3. #7e26de

Triadic

  1. #262ade
  2. #de262a
  3. #2ade26

Tetradic

  1. #262ade
  2. #da26de
  3. #deda26
  4. #2ade26

Square

  1. #262ade
  2. #de2686
  3. #deda26
  4. #26de7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e105d
  2. #181b9f
  3. #262ade
  4. #686be8
  5. #abacf2

Shades

#262ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262ade
  2. #2226c8
  3. #1e22b2
  4. #1b1d9b
  5. #171985
  6. #13156f
  7. #0f1159
  8. #0b0d43
  9. #08082c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#262ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262ade
  2. #3c3fe1
  3. #5155e5
  4. #676ae8
  5. #7d7feb
  6. #9395ef
  7. #a8aaf2
  8. #bebff5
  9. #d4d4f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262ade
  2. #2f33d5
  3. #383bcb
  4. #4144c2
  5. #4a4cb8
  6. #5355af
  7. #5c5ea6
  8. #65669c
  9. #6e6f93
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40419d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262ade {
  color: #262ade;
}
Background
.bg-262ade {
  background-color: #262ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262ade {
  border: 2px solid #262ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 42 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262ade, #7e26de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 42 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.13 #d9d521 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#262ade  rgb(38, 42, 222)  hsl(239, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#deda26  rgb(222, 218, 38)  hsl(59, 74%, 51%)  Dandelion
#de262a  rgb(222, 38, 42)  hsl(359, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2ade26  rgb(42, 222, 38)  hsl(119, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green