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#262BB0

#262bb0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.86% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.41% cyan, 75.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 237.83°, with 64.49% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0527

Complementary

  1. #262bb0
  2. #b0ab26

Split complementary

  1. #262bb0
  2. #b06626
  3. #70b026

Analogous

  1. #2670b0
  2. #262bb0
  3. #6626b0

Triadic

  1. #262bb0
  2. #b0262b
  3. #2bb026

Tetradic

  1. #262bb0
  2. #ab26b0
  3. #b0ab26
  4. #2bb026

Square

  1. #262bb0
  2. #b02670
  3. #b0ab26
  4. #26b066

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c32
  2. #181c71
  3. #262bb0
  4. #4a50d8
  5. #898de6

Shades

#262bb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bb0
  2. #22279e
  3. #1e228d
  4. #1b1e7b
  5. #171a6a
  6. #131658
  7. #0f1146
  8. #0b0d35
  9. #080923
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bb0
  2. #3c40b8
  3. #5155c0
  4. #676bc8
  5. #7d80d0
  6. #9395d8
  7. #a8aadf
  8. #bebfe7
  9. #d4d5ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bb0
  2. #2f34ab
  3. #383ca6
  4. #4145a2
  5. #4a4d9d
  6. #535698
  7. #5c5e93
  8. #65678e
  9. #6e6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38397d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00468c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bb0 {
  color: #262bb0;
}
Background
.bg-262bb0 {
  background-color: #262bb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bb0 {
  border: 2px solid #262bb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 64% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bb0, #6626b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 176 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.98 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #d9d44f Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#262bb0  rgb(38, 43, 176)  hsl(238, 64%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#b0ab26  rgb(176, 171, 38)  hsl(58, 64%, 42%)  Brass
#b0262b  rgb(176, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 64%, 42%)  Brown
#2bb026  rgb(43, 176, 38)  hsl(118, 64%, 42%)  Kelly Green