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#262FC4

#262fc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262fc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.43% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.61% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 236.58°, 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.0643

Complementary

  1. #262fc4
  2. #c4bb26

Split complementary

  1. #262fc4
  2. #c46c26
  3. #7ec426

Analogous

  1. #267ec4
  2. #262fc4
  3. #6c26c4

Triadic

  1. #262fc4
  2. #c4262f
  3. #2fc426

Tetradic

  1. #262fc4
  2. #bb26c4
  3. #c4bb26
  4. #2fc426

Square

  1. #262fc4
  2. #c4267e
  3. #c4bb26
  4. #26c46c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1044
  2. #1a2084
  3. #262fc4
  4. #5860df
  5. #989deb

Shades

#262fc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262fc4
  2. #222ab0
  3. #1e269d
  4. #1b2189
  5. #171c76
  6. #131862
  7. #0f134e
  8. #0b0e3b
  9. #080927
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#262fc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262fc4
  2. #3c44ca
  3. #5159d0
  4. #676dd6
  5. #7d82dc
  6. #9397e2
  7. #a8ace7
  8. #bec1ed
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262fc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262fc4
  2. #2f37bd
  3. #383fb6
  4. #4147b0
  5. #4a4fa9
  6. #5358a2
  7. #5c609b
  8. #656894
  9. #6e708e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262fc4 {
  color: #262fc4;
}
Background
.bg-262fc4 {
  background-color: #262fc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262fc4 {
  border: 2px solid #262fc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262fc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 47 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262fc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262fc4, #6c26c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262fc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 47 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.21 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.22 #d9d03b Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262fc4  rgb(38, 47, 196)  hsl(237, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c4bb26  rgb(196, 187, 38)  hsl(57, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c4262f  rgb(196, 38, 47)  hsl(357, 68%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fc426  rgb(47, 196, 38)  hsl(117, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green