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#262CA7

#262ca7 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262ca7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.25% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.25% cyan, 73.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 237.21°, with 62.93% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #262ca7
  2. #a7a126

Split complementary

  1. #262ca7
  2. #a76126
  3. #6da726

Analogous

  1. #266da7
  2. #262ca7
  3. #6126a7

Triadic

  1. #262ca7
  2. #a7262c
  3. #2ca726

Tetradic

  1. #262ca7
  2. #a126a7
  3. #a7a126
  4. #2ca726

Square

  1. #262ca7
  2. #a7266d
  3. #a7a126
  4. #26a761

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b2a
  2. #181c69
  3. #262ca7
  4. #454cd5
  5. #8388e3

Shades

#262ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262ca7
  2. #222896
  3. #1e2386
  4. #1b1f75
  5. #171a64
  6. #131654
  7. #0f1243
  8. #0b0d32
  9. #080921
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#262ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262ca7
  2. #3c41b0
  3. #5156b9
  4. #676bc1
  5. #7d80ca
  6. #9396d3
  7. #a8abdc
  8. #bec0e5
  9. #d4d5ed
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262ca7
  2. #2f34a3
  3. #383d9f
  4. #41459b
  5. #4a4e97
  6. #535694
  7. #5c5e90
  8. #65678c
  9. #6e6f88
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373877 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262ca7 {
  color: #262ca7;
}
Background
.bg-262ca7 {
  background-color: #262ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #262ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 63% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262ca7, #6126a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 167 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #d9d358 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#262ca7  rgb(38, 44, 167)  hsl(237, 63%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a7a126  rgb(167, 161, 38)  hsl(57, 63%, 40%)  Brass
#a7262c  rgb(167, 38, 44)  hsl(357, 63%, 40%)  Brown
#2ca726  rgb(44, 167, 38)  hsl(117, 63%, 40%)  Kelly Green