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#262CAB

#262cab ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262cab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 74.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.29°, with 63.64% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.0515

Complementary

  1. #262cab
  2. #aba526

Split complementary

  1. #262cab
  2. #ab6226
  3. #6fab26

Analogous

  1. #266fab
  2. #262cab
  3. #6226ab

Triadic

  1. #262cab
  2. #ab262c
  3. #2cab26

Tetradic

  1. #262cab
  2. #a526ab
  3. #aba526
  4. #2cab26

Square

  1. #262cab
  2. #ab266f
  3. #aba526
  4. #26ab62

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0c2e
  2. #181c6c
  3. #262cab
  4. #474ed6
  5. #868ae4

Shades

#262cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262cab
  2. #22289a
  3. #1e2389
  4. #1b1f78
  5. #171a67
  6. #131656
  7. #0f1244
  8. #0b0d33
  9. #080922
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#262cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262cab
  2. #3c41b3
  3. #5156bc
  4. #676bc4
  5. #7d80cd
  6. #9396d5
  7. #a8abdd
  8. #bec0e6
  9. #d4d5ee
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262cab
  2. #2f34a7
  3. #383da2
  4. #41459e
  5. #4a4e9a
  6. #535696
  7. #5c5e91
  8. #65678d
  9. #6e6f89
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37397a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262cab {
  color: #262cab;
}
Background
.bg-262cab {
  background-color: #262cab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262cab {
  border: 2px solid #262cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262cab, #6226ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 171 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.16 #d9d354 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#262cab  rgb(38, 44, 171)  hsl(237, 64%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#aba526  rgb(171, 165, 38)  hsl(57, 64%, 41%)  Brass
#ab262c  rgb(171, 38, 44)  hsl(357, 64%, 41%)  Brown
#2cab26  rgb(44, 171, 38)  hsl(117, 64%, 41%)  Kelly Green