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#262DB0

#262db0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262db0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.65% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.41% cyan, 74.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 236.96°, with 64.49% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0542

Complementary

  1. #262db0
  2. #b0a926

Split complementary

  1. #262db0
  2. #b06426
  3. #72b026

Analogous

  1. #2672b0
  2. #262db0
  3. #6426b0

Triadic

  1. #262db0
  2. #b0262d
  3. #2db026

Tetradic

  1. #262db0
  2. #a926b0
  3. #b0a926
  4. #2db026

Square

  1. #262db0
  2. #b02672
  3. #b0a926
  4. #26b064

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d32
  2. #181d71
  3. #262db0
  4. #4a52d8
  5. #898ee6

Shades

#262db0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262db0
  2. #22299e
  3. #1e248d
  4. #1b207b
  5. #171b6a
  6. #131758
  7. #0f1246
  8. #0b0e35
  9. #080923
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#262db0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262db0
  2. #3c42b8
  3. #5157c0
  4. #676cc8
  5. #7d81d0
  6. #9396d8
  7. #a8abdf
  8. #bec0e7
  9. #d4d5ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262db0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262db0
  2. #2f35ab
  3. #383ea6
  4. #4146a2
  5. #4a4e9d
  6. #535798
  7. #5c5f93
  8. #65678e
  9. #6e6f8a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262db0 {
  color: #262db0;
}
Background
.bg-262db0 {
  background-color: #262db0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262db0 {
  border: 2px solid #262db0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262db0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 45 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 64% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262db0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262db0, #6426b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262db0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 45 176 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.98 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.81 #d9d24f Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#262db0  rgb(38, 45, 176)  hsl(237, 64%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#b0a926  rgb(176, 169, 38)  hsl(57, 64%, 42%)  Brass
#b0262d  rgb(176, 38, 45)  hsl(357, 64%, 42%)  Brown
#2db026  rgb(45, 176, 38)  hsl(117, 64%, 42%)  Kelly Green