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#262EC4

#262ec4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262ec4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.61% cyan, 76.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 236.96°, with 67.52% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.0635

Complementary

  1. #262ec4
  2. #c4bc26

Split complementary

  1. #262ec4
  2. #c46d26
  3. #7dc426

Analogous

  1. #267dc4
  2. #262ec4
  3. #6d26c4

Triadic

  1. #262ec4
  2. #c4262e
  3. #2ec426

Tetradic

  1. #262ec4
  2. #bc26c4
  3. #c4bc26
  4. #2ec426

Square

  1. #262ec4
  2. #c4267d
  3. #c4bc26
  4. #26c46d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1044
  2. #1a1f84
  3. #262ec4
  4. #585fdf
  5. #989ceb

Shades

#262ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262ec4
  2. #2229b0
  3. #1e259d
  4. #1b2089
  5. #171c76
  6. #131762
  7. #0f124e
  8. #0b0e3b
  9. #080927
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#262ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262ec4
  2. #3c43ca
  3. #5158d0
  4. #676dd6
  5. #7d82dc
  6. #9397e2
  7. #a8abe7
  8. #bec0ed
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262ec4
  2. #2f36bd
  3. #383eb6
  4. #4147b0
  5. #4a4fa9
  6. #5357a2
  7. #5c5f9b
  8. #656794
  9. #6e708e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262ec4 {
  color: #262ec4;
}
Background
.bg-262ec4 {
  background-color: #262ec4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #262ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 46 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262ec4, #6d26c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 46 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.11 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.36 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.12 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.23 #d9d13b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262ec4  rgb(38, 46, 196)  hsl(237, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c4bc26  rgb(196, 188, 38)  hsl(57, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c4262e  rgb(196, 38, 46)  hsl(357, 68%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ec426  rgb(46, 196, 38)  hsl(117, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green