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#262EA7

#262ea7 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262ea7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.04% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.25% cyan, 72.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 236.28°, with 62.93% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #262ea7
  2. #a79f26

Split complementary

  1. #262ea7
  2. #a75f26
  3. #6fa726

Analogous

  1. #266fa7
  2. #262ea7
  3. #5f26a7

Triadic

  1. #262ea7
  2. #a7262e
  3. #2ea726

Tetradic

  1. #262ea7
  2. #9f26a7
  3. #a79f26
  4. #2ea726

Square

  1. #262ea7
  2. #a7266f
  3. #a79f26
  4. #26a75f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0c2a
  2. #181d69
  3. #262ea7
  4. #454ed5
  5. #8389e3

Shades

#262ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262ea7
  2. #222996
  3. #1e2586
  4. #1b2075
  5. #171c64
  6. #131754
  7. #0f1243
  8. #0b0e32
  9. #080921
  10. #040511
  11. #000000

Tints

#262ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262ea7
  2. #3c43b0
  3. #5158b9
  4. #676dc1
  5. #7d82ca
  6. #9397d3
  7. #a8abdc
  8. #bec0e5
  9. #d4d5ed
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262ea7
  2. #2f36a3
  3. #383e9f
  4. #41479b
  5. #4a4f97
  6. #535794
  7. #5c5f90
  8. #65678c
  9. #6e7088
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005067 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ea9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262ea7 {
  color: #262ea7;
}
Background
.bg-262ea7 {
  background-color: #262ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #262ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 46 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 63% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262ea7, #5f26a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 46 167 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.96 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.17 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.04 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.47 #d9d158 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#262ea7  rgb(38, 46, 167)  hsl(236, 63%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a79f26  rgb(167, 159, 38)  hsl(56, 63%, 40%)  Brass
#a7262e  rgb(167, 38, 46)  hsl(356, 63%, 40%)  Brown
#2ea726  rgb(46, 167, 38)  hsl(116, 63%, 40%)  Kelly Green