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#262CBA

#262cba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262cba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 76.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.57°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.0576

Complementary

  1. #262cba
  2. #bab426

Split complementary

  1. #262cba
  2. #ba6a26
  3. #76ba26

Analogous

  1. #2676ba
  2. #262cba
  3. #6a26ba

Triadic

  1. #262cba
  2. #ba262c
  3. #2cba26

Tetradic

  1. #262cba
  2. #b426ba
  3. #bab426
  4. #2cba26

Square

  1. #262cba
  2. #ba2676
  3. #bab426
  4. #26ba6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e3b
  2. #191d7a
  3. #262cba
  4. #5157db
  5. #9194e8

Shades

#262cba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262cba
  2. #2228a7
  3. #1e2395
  4. #1b1f82
  5. #171a70
  6. #13165d
  7. #0f124a
  8. #0b0d38
  9. #080925
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262cba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262cba
  2. #3c41c1
  3. #5156c8
  4. #676bcf
  5. #7d80d6
  6. #9396dd
  7. #a8abe3
  8. #bec0ea
  9. #d4d5f1
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262cba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262cba
  2. #2f34b4
  3. #383dae
  4. #4145a9
  5. #4a4ea3
  6. #53569d
  7. #5c5e97
  8. #656791
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262cba {
  color: #262cba;
}
Background
.bg-262cba {
  background-color: #262cba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262cba {
  border: 2px solid #262cba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262cba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262cba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262cba, #6a26ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262cba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.80 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.72 #d9d345 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262cba  rgb(38, 44, 186)  hsl(238, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bab426  rgb(186, 180, 38)  hsl(58, 66%, 44%)  Old Gold
#ba262c  rgb(186, 38, 44)  hsl(358, 66%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2cba26  rgb(44, 186, 38)  hsl(118, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green