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#262BBD

#262bbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.89% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 238.01°, with 66.52% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0581

Complementary

  1. #262bbd
  2. #bdb826

Split complementary

  1. #262bbd
  2. #bd6c26
  3. #77bd26

Analogous

  1. #2677bd
  2. #262bbd
  3. #6c26bd

Triadic

  1. #262bbd
  2. #bd262b
  3. #2bbd26

Tetradic

  1. #262bbd
  2. #b826bd
  3. #bdb826
  4. #2bbd26

Square

  1. #262bbd
  2. #bd2677
  3. #bdb826
  4. #26bd6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e3e
  2. #191d7d
  3. #262bbd
  4. #5358dc
  5. #9396e9

Shades

#262bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bbd
  2. #2227aa
  3. #1e2297
  4. #1b1e84
  5. #171a71
  6. #13165f
  7. #0f114c
  8. #0b0d39
  9. #080926
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bbd
  2. #3c40c4
  3. #5155ca
  4. #676bd1
  5. #7d80d7
  6. #9395de
  7. #a8aae5
  8. #bebfeb
  9. #d4d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bbd
  2. #2f34b7
  3. #383cb1
  4. #4145ab
  5. #4a4da5
  6. #53569f
  7. #5c5e98
  8. #656792
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bbd {
  color: #262bbd;
}
Background
.bg-262bbd {
  background-color: #262bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bbd {
  border: 2px solid #262bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bbd, #6c26bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.38 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.84 #d9d442 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bbd  rgb(38, 43, 189)  hsl(238, 67%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bdb826  rgb(189, 184, 38)  hsl(58, 67%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bd262b  rgb(189, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 67%, 45%)  Firebrick
#2bbd26  rgb(43, 189, 38)  hsl(118, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green