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#262CDA

#262cda ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262cda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.57% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 70.87% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #262cda
  2. #dad426

Split complementary

  1. #262cda
  2. #da7a26
  3. #86da26

Analogous

  1. #2686da
  2. #262cda
  3. #7a26da

Triadic

  1. #262cda
  2. #da262c
  3. #2cda26

Tetradic

  1. #262cda
  2. #d426da
  3. #dad426
  4. #2cda26

Square

  1. #262cda
  2. #da2686
  3. #dad426
  4. #26da7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1158
  2. #1a1e99
  3. #262cda
  4. #676ce5
  5. #a9abf0

Shades

#262cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262cda
  2. #2228c4
  3. #1e23ae
  4. #1b1f99
  5. #171a83
  6. #13166d
  7. #0f1257
  8. #0b0d41
  9. #08092c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#262cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262cda
  2. #3c41de
  3. #5156e1
  4. #676be5
  5. #7d80e9
  6. #9396ed
  7. #a8abf0
  8. #bec0f4
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262cda
  2. #2f34d1
  3. #383dc8
  4. #4145bf
  5. #4a4eb6
  6. #5356ad
  7. #5c5ea4
  8. #65679b
  9. #6e6f92
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40429a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262cda {
  color: #262cda;
}
Background
.bg-262cda {
  background-color: #262cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262cda {
  border: 2px solid #262cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262cda, #7a26da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.15 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.62 #d9d325 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#262cda  rgb(38, 44, 218)  hsl(238, 71%, 50%)  Blue
#dad426  rgb(218, 212, 38)  hsl(58, 71%, 50%)  Citrine
#da262c  rgb(218, 38, 44)  hsl(358, 71%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#2cda26  rgb(44, 218, 38)  hsl(118, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green