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#262DCC

#262dcc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262dcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.37% cyan, 77.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 237.47°, with 68.6% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0665

Complementary

  1. #262dcc
  2. #ccc526

Split complementary

  1. #262dcc
  2. #cc7226
  3. #80cc26

Analogous

  1. #2680cc
  2. #262dcc
  3. #7226cc

Triadic

  1. #262dcc
  2. #cc262d
  3. #2dcc26

Tetradic

  1. #262dcc
  2. #c526cc
  3. #ccc526
  4. #2dcc26

Square

  1. #262dcc
  2. #cc2680
  3. #ccc526
  4. #26cc72

Monochromatic

  1. #0e114b
  2. #1a1f8c
  3. #262dcc
  4. #5e63e1
  5. #9ea1ed

Shades

#262dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262dcc
  2. #2229b8
  3. #1e24a3
  4. #1b208f
  5. #171b7a
  6. #131766
  7. #0f1252
  8. #0b0e3d
  9. #080929
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#262dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262dcc
  2. #3c42d1
  3. #5157d6
  4. #676cdb
  5. #7d81e0
  6. #9396e6
  7. #a8abeb
  8. #bec0f0
  9. #d4d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262dcc
  2. #2f35c4
  3. #383ebd
  4. #4146b5
  5. #4a4eae
  6. #5357a6
  7. #5c5f9e
  8. #656797
  9. #6e6f8f
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3f91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262dcc {
  color: #262dcc;
}
Background
.bg-262dcc {
  background-color: #262dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262dcc {
  border: 2px solid #262dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 45 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262dcc, #7226cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 45 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.05 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.28 #d9d233 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262dcc  rgb(38, 45, 204)  hsl(237, 69%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#ccc526  rgb(204, 197, 38)  hsl(57, 69%, 47%)  Citrine
#cc262d  rgb(204, 38, 45)  hsl(357, 69%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2dcc26  rgb(45, 204, 38)  hsl(117, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green