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#262EDB

#262edb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262edb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.65% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 237.35°, with 71.54% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.0748

Complementary

  1. #262edb
  2. #dbd326

Split complementary

  1. #262edb
  2. #db7926
  3. #88db26

Analogous

  1. #2688db
  2. #262edb
  3. #7926db

Triadic

  1. #262edb
  2. #db262e
  3. #2edb26

Tetradic

  1. #262edb
  2. #d326db
  3. #dbd326
  4. #2edb26

Square

  1. #262edb
  2. #db2688
  3. #dbd326
  4. #26db79

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1259
  2. #1a1f9b
  3. #262edb
  4. #686de6
  5. #a9acf1

Shades

#262edb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262edb
  2. #2229c5
  3. #1e25af
  4. #1b2099
  5. #171c83
  6. #13176e
  7. #0f1258
  8. #0b0e42
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#262edb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262edb
  2. #3c43df
  3. #5158e2
  4. #676de6
  5. #7d82e9
  6. #9397ed
  7. #a8abf1
  8. #bec0f4
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262edb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262edb
  2. #2f36d2
  3. #383ec9
  4. #4147c0
  5. #4a4fb7
  6. #5357ae
  7. #5c5fa4
  8. #65679b
  9. #6e7092
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41439b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262edb {
  color: #262edb;
}
Background
.bg-262edb {
  background-color: #262edb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262edb {
  border: 2px solid #262edb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262edb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 46 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262edb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262edb, #7926db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262edb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 46 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.65 #d9d124 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#262edb  rgb(38, 46, 219)  hsl(237, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#dbd326  rgb(219, 211, 38)  hsl(57, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#db262e  rgb(219, 38, 46)  hsl(357, 72%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#2edb26  rgb(46, 219, 38)  hsl(117, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green