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#262BB7

#262bb7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.23% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.93°, with 65.61% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0556

Complementary

  1. #262bb7
  2. #b7b226

Split complementary

  1. #262bb7
  2. #b76926
  3. #73b726

Analogous

  1. #2673b7
  2. #262bb7
  3. #6926b7

Triadic

  1. #262bb7
  2. #b7262b
  3. #2bb726

Tetradic

  1. #262bb7
  2. #b226b7
  3. #b7b226
  4. #2bb726

Square

  1. #262bb7
  2. #b72673
  3. #b7b226
  4. #26b769

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d38
  2. #191c78
  3. #262bb7
  4. #4f54da
  5. #8e91e8

Shades

#262bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bb7
  2. #2227a5
  3. #1e2292
  4. #1b1e80
  5. #171a6e
  6. #13165c
  7. #0f1149
  8. #0b0d37
  9. #080925
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bb7
  2. #3c40be
  3. #5155c5
  4. #676bcd
  5. #7d80d4
  6. #9395db
  7. #a8aae2
  8. #bebfe9
  9. #d4d5f1
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bb7
  2. #2f34b2
  3. #383cac
  4. #4145a7
  5. #4a4da1
  6. #53569c
  7. #5c5e96
  8. #656791
  9. #6e6f8b
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bb7 {
  color: #262bb7;
}
Background
.bg-262bb7 {
  background-color: #262bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #262bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bb7, #6926b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 183 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.33 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.93 #d9d448 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bb7  rgb(38, 43, 183)  hsl(238, 66%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b7b226  rgb(183, 178, 38)  hsl(58, 66%, 43%)  Brass
#b7262b  rgb(183, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 66%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2bb726  rgb(43, 183, 38)  hsl(118, 66%, 43%)  Kelly Green