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#262AF2

#262af2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#262af2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.47% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.3% cyan, 82.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 238.82°, with 88.7% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.0848

Complementary

  1. #262af2
  2. #f2ee26

Split complementary

  1. #262af2
  2. #f28826
  3. #90f226

Analogous

  1. #2690f2
  2. #262af2
  3. #8826f2

Triadic

  1. #262af2
  2. #f2262a
  3. #2af226

Tetradic

  1. #262af2
  2. #ee26f2
  3. #f2ee26
  4. #2af226

Square

  1. #262af2
  2. #f22690
  3. #f2ee26
  4. #26f288

Monochromatic

  1. #070978
  2. #0b0fc0
  3. #262af2
  4. #6e71f6
  5. #b6b8fb

Shades

#262af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262af2
  2. #2226da
  3. #1e22c2
  4. #1b1da9
  5. #171991
  6. #131579
  7. #0f1161
  8. #0b0d49
  9. #080830
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#262af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262af2
  2. #3c3ff3
  3. #5155f5
  4. #676af6
  5. #7d7ff7
  6. #9395f9
  7. #a8aafa
  8. #bebffb
  9. #d4d4fc
  10. #e9eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262af2
  2. #2f33e7
  3. #383bdb
  4. #4144d0
  5. #4a4cc4
  6. #5355b9
  7. #5c5eae
  8. #6566a2
  9. #6e6f97
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4445ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262af2 {
  color: #262af2;
}
Background
.bg-262af2 {
  background-color: #262af2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262af2 {
  border: 2px solid #262af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 42 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262af2, #8826f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 42 242 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.68 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.54 #d9d50d Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#262af2  rgb(38, 42, 242)  hsl(239, 89%, 55%)  Ultramarine
#f2ee26  rgb(242, 238, 38)  hsl(59, 89%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#f2262a  rgb(242, 38, 42)  hsl(359, 89%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#2af226  rgb(42, 242, 38)  hsl(119, 89%, 55%)  Lime