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#262BB1

#262bb1 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bb1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.53% cyan, 75.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 237.84°, with 64.65% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0531

Complementary

  1. #262bb1
  2. #b1ac26

Split complementary

  1. #262bb1
  2. #b16726
  3. #71b126

Analogous

  1. #2671b1
  2. #262bb1
  3. #6726b1

Triadic

  1. #262bb1
  2. #b1262b
  3. #2bb126

Tetradic

  1. #262bb1
  2. #ac26b1
  3. #b1ac26
  4. #2bb126

Square

  1. #262bb1
  2. #b12671
  3. #b1ac26
  4. #26b167

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c33
  2. #181c72
  3. #262bb1
  4. #4b50d8
  5. #8a8de6

Shades

#262bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bb1
  2. #22279f
  3. #1e228e
  4. #1b1e7c
  5. #171a6a
  6. #131659
  7. #0f1147
  8. #0b0d35
  9. #080923
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bb1
  2. #3c40b9
  3. #5155c1
  4. #676bc8
  5. #7d80d0
  6. #9395d8
  7. #a8aae0
  8. #bebfe8
  9. #d4d5ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bb1
  2. #2f34ac
  3. #383ca7
  4. #4145a2
  5. #4a4d9d
  6. #535699
  7. #5c5e94
  8. #65678f
  9. #6e6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38397e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00468d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bb1 {
  color: #262bb1;
}
Background
.bg-262bb1 {
  background-color: #262bb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #262bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 65% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bb1, #6726b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 177 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.02 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.60 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.10 #d9d44e Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#262bb1  rgb(38, 43, 177)  hsl(238, 65%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#b1ac26  rgb(177, 172, 38)  hsl(58, 65%, 42%)  Brass
#b1262b  rgb(177, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 65%, 42%)  Firebrick
#2bb126  rgb(43, 177, 38)  hsl(118, 65%, 42%)  Kelly Green