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#262BEE

#262bee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#262bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.03% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 238.5°, with 85.47% saturation and 54.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #262bee
  2. #eee926

Split complementary

  1. #262bee
  2. #ee8526
  3. #8fee26

Analogous

  1. #268fee
  2. #262bee
  3. #8526ee

Triadic

  1. #262bee
  2. #ee262b
  3. #2bee26

Tetradic

  1. #262bee
  2. #e926ee
  3. #eee926
  4. #2bee26

Square

  1. #262bee
  2. #ee268f
  3. #eee926
  4. #26ee85

Monochromatic

  1. #090c72
  2. #0e13b9
  3. #262bee
  4. #6d70f4
  5. #b4b6f9

Shades

#262bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262bee
  2. #2227d6
  3. #1e22be
  4. #1b1ea7
  5. #171a8f
  6. #131677
  7. #0f115f
  8. #0b0d47
  9. #080930
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#262bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262bee
  2. #3c40f0
  3. #5155f1
  4. #676bf3
  5. #7d80f5
  6. #9395f7
  7. #a8aaf8
  8. #bebffa
  9. #d4d5fc
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262bee
  2. #2f34e3
  3. #383cd8
  4. #4145cd
  5. #4a4dc2
  6. #5356b7
  7. #5c5eac
  8. #6567a1
  9. #6e6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4445a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262bee {
  color: #262bee;
}
Background
.bg-262bee {
  background-color: #262bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262bee {
  border: 2px solid #262bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 43 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262bee, #8526ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 43 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.23 #d9d411 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#262bee  rgb(38, 43, 238)  hsl(239, 85%, 54%)  Blue
#eee926  rgb(238, 233, 38)  hsl(59, 85%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee262b  rgb(238, 38, 43)  hsl(359, 85%, 54%)  Lust
#2bee26  rgb(43, 238, 38)  hsl(119, 85%, 54%)  Lime