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#262DDE

#262dde ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262dde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.88% cyan, 79.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.72°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.0756

Complementary

  1. #262dde
  2. #ded726

Split complementary

  1. #262dde
  2. #de7b26
  3. #89de26

Analogous

  1. #2689de
  2. #262dde
  3. #7b26de

Triadic

  1. #262dde
  2. #de262d
  3. #2dde26

Tetradic

  1. #262dde
  2. #d726de
  3. #ded726
  4. #2dde26

Square

  1. #262dde
  2. #de2689
  3. #ded726
  4. #26de7b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e115d
  2. #181d9f
  3. #262dde
  4. #686de8
  5. #abaef2

Shades

#262dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262dde
  2. #2229c8
  3. #1e24b2
  4. #1b209b
  5. #171b85
  6. #13176f
  7. #0f1259
  8. #0b0e43
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#262dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262dde
  2. #3c42e1
  3. #5157e5
  4. #676ce8
  5. #7d81eb
  6. #9396ef
  7. #a8abf2
  8. #bec0f5
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262dde
  2. #2f35d5
  3. #383ecb
  4. #4146c2
  5. #4a4eb8
  6. #5357af
  7. #5c5fa6
  8. #65679c
  9. #6e6f93
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41439d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262dde {
  color: #262dde;
}
Background
.bg-262dde {
  background-color: #262dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262dde {
  border: 2px solid #262dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 45 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262dde, #7b26de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 45 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.01 #d9d221 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#262dde  rgb(38, 45, 222)  hsl(238, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#ded726  rgb(222, 215, 38)  hsl(58, 74%, 51%)  Dandelion
#de262d  rgb(222, 38, 45)  hsl(358, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2dde26  rgb(45, 222, 38)  hsl(118, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green