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#262DCE

#262dce ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262dce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.55% cyan, 78.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 237.5°, with 68.85% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #262dce
  2. #cec726

Split complementary

  1. #262dce
  2. #ce7326
  3. #81ce26

Analogous

  1. #2681ce
  2. #262dce
  3. #7326ce

Triadic

  1. #262dce
  2. #ce262d
  3. #2dce26

Tetradic

  1. #262dce
  2. #c726ce
  3. #cec726
  4. #2dce26

Square

  1. #262dce
  2. #ce2681
  3. #cec726
  4. #26ce73

Monochromatic

  1. #0e114d
  2. #1a1f8d
  3. #262dce
  4. #5f64e1
  5. #a0a3ed

Shades

#262dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262dce
  2. #2229b9
  3. #1e24a5
  4. #1b2090
  5. #171b7c
  6. #131767
  7. #0f1252
  8. #0b0e3e
  9. #080929
  10. #040515
  11. #000000

Tints

#262dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262dce
  2. #3c42d3
  3. #5157d8
  4. #676cdd
  5. #7d81e2
  6. #9396e7
  7. #a8abeb
  8. #bec0f0
  9. #d4d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262dce
  2. #2f35c6
  3. #383ebe
  4. #4146b7
  5. #4a4eaf
  6. #5357a7
  7. #5c5f9f
  8. #656797
  9. #6e6f90
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262dce {
  color: #262dce;
}
Background
.bg-262dce {
  background-color: #262dce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262dce {
  border: 2px solid #262dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 45 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262dce, #7326ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 45 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.06 #d9d231 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262dce  rgb(38, 45, 206)  hsl(238, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cec726  rgb(206, 199, 38)  hsl(58, 69%, 48%)  Citrine
#ce262d  rgb(206, 38, 45)  hsl(358, 69%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#2dce26  rgb(45, 206, 38)  hsl(118, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green