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#262CB5

#262cb5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262cb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.01% cyan, 75.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 237.48°, with 65.3% saturation and 42.94% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.0555

Complementary

  1. #262cb5
  2. #b5af26

Split complementary

  1. #262cb5
  2. #b56726
  3. #74b526

Analogous

  1. #2674b5
  2. #262cb5
  3. #6726b5

Triadic

  1. #262cb5
  2. #b5262c
  3. #2cb526

Tetradic

  1. #262cb5
  2. #af26b5
  3. #b5af26
  4. #2cb526

Square

  1. #262cb5
  2. #b52674
  3. #b5af26
  4. #26b567

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d37
  2. #191d76
  3. #262cb5
  4. #4e54da
  5. #8d91e7

Shades

#262cb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262cb5
  2. #2228a3
  3. #1e2391
  4. #1b1f7f
  5. #171a6d
  6. #13165b
  7. #0f1248
  8. #0b0d36
  9. #080924
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#262cb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262cb5
  2. #3c41bc
  3. #5156c4
  4. #676bcb
  5. #7d80d3
  6. #9396da
  7. #a8abe1
  8. #bec0e9
  9. #d4d5f0
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262cb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262cb5
  2. #2f34b0
  3. #383daa
  4. #4145a5
  5. #4a4ea0
  6. #53569b
  7. #5c5e95
  8. #656790
  9. #6e6f8b
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262cb5 {
  color: #262cb5;
}
Background
.bg-262cb5 {
  background-color: #262cb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262cb5 {
  border: 2px solid #262cb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262cb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 65% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262cb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262cb5, #6726b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262cb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 181 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.85 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.82 #d9d34a Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262cb5  rgb(38, 44, 181)  hsl(237, 65%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b5af26  rgb(181, 175, 38)  hsl(57, 65%, 43%)  Brass
#b5262c  rgb(181, 38, 44)  hsl(357, 65%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2cb526  rgb(44, 181, 38)  hsl(117, 65%, 43%)  Kelly Green