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#262CC3

#262cc3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262cc3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.51% cyan, 77.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 237.71°, with 67.38% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.0615

Complementary

  1. #262cc3
  2. #c3bd26

Split complementary

  1. #262cc3
  2. #c36f26
  3. #7bc326

Analogous

  1. #267bc3
  2. #262cc3
  3. #6f26c3

Triadic

  1. #262cc3
  2. #c3262c
  3. #2cc326

Tetradic

  1. #262cc3
  2. #bd26c3
  3. #c3bd26
  4. #2cc326

Square

  1. #262cc3
  2. #c3267b
  3. #c3bd26
  4. #26c36f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f43
  2. #1a1e83
  3. #262cc3
  4. #575cde
  5. #979aeb

Shades

#262cc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262cc3
  2. #2228b0
  3. #1e239c
  4. #1b1f89
  5. #171a75
  6. #131662
  7. #0f124e
  8. #0b0d3b
  9. #080927
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#262cc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262cc3
  2. #3c41c9
  3. #5156cf
  4. #676bd5
  5. #7d80db
  6. #9396e1
  7. #a8abe7
  8. #bec0ed
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262cc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262cc3
  2. #2f34bc
  3. #383db6
  4. #4145af
  5. #4a4ea8
  6. #5356a2
  7. #5c5e9b
  8. #656794
  9. #6e6f8d
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262cc3 {
  color: #262cc3;
}
Background
.bg-262cc3 {
  background-color: #262cc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262cc3 {
  border: 2px solid #262cc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262cc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 67% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262cc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262cc3, #6f26c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262cc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 195 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.17 #d9d33c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262cc3  rgb(38, 44, 195)  hsl(238, 67%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c3bd26  rgb(195, 189, 38)  hsl(58, 67%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c3262c  rgb(195, 38, 44)  hsl(358, 67%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cc326  rgb(44, 195, 38)  hsl(118, 67%, 46%)  Lime Green