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#262BD3

#262bd3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262bd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.99% cyan, 79.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 238.27°, with 69.48% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #262bd3
  2. #d3ce26

Split complementary

  1. #262bd3
  2. #d37826
  3. #81d326

Analogous

  1. #2681d3
  2. #262bd3
  3. #7826d3

Triadic

  1. #262bd3
  2. #d3262b
  3. #2bd326

Tetradic

  1. #262bd3
  2. #ce26d3
  3. #d3ce26
  4. #2bd326

Square

  1. #262bd3
  2. #d32681
  3. #d3ce26
  4. #26d378

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1151
  2. #1a1e92
  3. #262bd3
  4. #6366e3
  5. #a3a6ef

Shades

#262bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bd3
  2. #2227be
  3. #1e22a9
  4. #1b1e94
  5. #171a7f
  6. #13166a
  7. #0f1154
  8. #0b0d3f
  9. #08092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bd3
  2. #3c40d7
  3. #5155dc
  4. #676be0
  5. #7d80e5
  6. #9395e9
  7. #a8aaed
  8. #bebff2
  9. #d4d5f6
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bd3
  2. #2f34cb
  3. #383cc2
  4. #4145ba
  5. #4a4db2
  6. #5356aa
  7. #5c5ea1
  8. #656799
  9. #6e6f91
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bd3 {
  color: #262bd3;
}
Background
.bg-262bd3 {
  background-color: #262bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #262bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bd3, #7826d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 211 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.72 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.46 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.03 #d9d42c Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262bd3  rgb(38, 43, 211)  hsl(238, 69%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d3ce26  rgb(211, 206, 38)  hsl(58, 69%, 49%)  Citrine
#d3262b  rgb(211, 38, 43)  hsl(358, 69%, 49%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bd326  rgb(43, 211, 38)  hsl(118, 69%, 49%)  Lime Green