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#262BB9

#262bb9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.46% cyan, 76.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 237.96°, with 65.92% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0564

Complementary

  1. #262bb9
  2. #b9b426

Split complementary

  1. #262bb9
  2. #b96b26
  3. #75b926

Analogous

  1. #2675b9
  2. #262bb9
  3. #6b26b9

Triadic

  1. #262bb9
  2. #b9262b
  3. #2bb926

Tetradic

  1. #262bb9
  2. #b426b9
  3. #b9b426
  4. #2bb926

Square

  1. #262bb9
  2. #b92675
  3. #b9b426
  4. #26b96b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e3a
  2. #191c7a
  3. #262bb9
  4. #5055db
  5. #9093e8

Shades

#262bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bb9
  2. #2227a7
  3. #1e2294
  4. #1b1e82
  5. #171a6f
  6. #13165d
  7. #0f114a
  8. #0b0d38
  9. #080925
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bb9
  2. #3c40c0
  3. #5155c7
  4. #676bce
  5. #7d80d5
  6. #9395dc
  7. #a8aae3
  8. #bebfea
  9. #d4d5f1
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bb9
  2. #2f34b3
  3. #383cae
  4. #4145a8
  5. #4a4da2
  6. #53569d
  7. #5c5e97
  8. #656791
  9. #6e6f8b
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bb9 {
  color: #262bb9;
}
Background
.bg-262bb9 {
  background-color: #262bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #262bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bb9, #6b26b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 185 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.46 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.90 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #d9d446 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bb9  rgb(38, 43, 185)  hsl(238, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#b9b426  rgb(185, 180, 38)  hsl(58, 66%, 44%)  Brass
#b9262b  rgb(185, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 66%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2bb926  rgb(43, 185, 38)  hsl(118, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green