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#262CC2

#262cc2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262cc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.41% cyan, 77.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 67.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #262cc2
  2. #c2bc26

Split complementary

  1. #262cc2
  2. #c26e26
  3. #7ac226

Analogous

  1. #267ac2
  2. #262cc2
  3. #6e26c2

Triadic

  1. #262cc2
  2. #c2262c
  3. #2cc226

Tetradic

  1. #262cc2
  2. #bc26c2
  3. #c2bc26
  4. #2cc226

Square

  1. #262cc2
  2. #c2267a
  3. #c2bc26
  4. #26c26e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f42
  2. #191d82
  3. #262cc2
  4. #575cde
  5. #969aeb

Shades

#262cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262cc2
  2. #2228af
  3. #1e239b
  4. #1b1f88
  5. #171a74
  6. #131661
  7. #0f124e
  8. #0b0d3a
  9. #080927
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#262cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262cc2
  2. #3c41c8
  3. #5156ce
  4. #676bd4
  5. #7d80da
  6. #9396e1
  7. #a8abe7
  8. #bec0ed
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262cc2
  2. #2f34bb
  3. #383db5
  4. #4145ae
  5. #4a4ea8
  6. #5356a1
  7. #5c5e9a
  8. #656794
  9. #6e6f8d
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262cc2 {
  color: #262cc2;
}
Background
.bg-262cc2 {
  background-color: #262cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #262cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262cc2, #6e26c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 194 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #d9d33d Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262cc2  rgb(38, 44, 194)  hsl(238, 67%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#c2bc26  rgb(194, 188, 38)  hsl(58, 67%, 45%)  Old Gold
#c2262c  rgb(194, 38, 44)  hsl(358, 67%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cc226  rgb(44, 194, 38)  hsl(118, 67%, 45%)  Lime Green