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#262C8B

#262c8b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#262c8b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.25% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.66% cyan, 68.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 236.44°, with 57.06% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.0408

Complementary

  1. #262c8b
  2. #8b8526

Split complementary

  1. #262c8b
  2. #8b5326
  3. #5f8b26

Analogous

  1. #265f8b
  2. #262c8b
  3. #53268b

Triadic

  1. #262c8b
  2. #8b262c
  3. #2c8b26

Tetradic

  1. #262c8b
  2. #85268b
  3. #8b8526
  4. #2c8b26

Square

  1. #262c8b
  2. #8b265f
  3. #8b8526
  4. #268b53

Monochromatic

  1. #050613
  2. #16194f
  3. #262c8b
  4. #363fc7
  5. #7278d8

Shades

#262c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262c8b
  2. #22287d
  3. #1e236f
  4. #1b1f61
  5. #171a53
  6. #131646
  7. #0f1238
  8. #0b0d2a
  9. #08091c
  10. #04040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#262c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262c8b
  2. #3c4197
  3. #5156a2
  4. #676bae
  5. #7d80b9
  6. #9396c5
  7. #a8abd1
  8. #bec0dc
  9. #d4d5e8
  10. #e9eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262c8b
  2. #2f348a
  3. #383d89
  4. #414588
  5. #4a4e87
  6. #535686
  7. #5c5e84
  8. #656783
  9. #6e6f82
  10. #777881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323464 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004557 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00378d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00318a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262c8b {
  color: #262c8b;
}
Background
.bg-262c8b {
  background-color: #262c8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262c8b {
  border: 2px solid #262c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262c8b, #53268b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 139 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.39 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.55 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.92 #d9d374 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#262c8b  rgb(38, 44, 139)  hsl(236, 57%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#8b8526  rgb(139, 133, 38)  hsl(56, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#8b262c  rgb(139, 38, 44)  hsl(356, 57%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2c8b26  rgb(44, 139, 38)  hsl(116, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green