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#262FC5

#262fc5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#262fc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.71% cyan, 76.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 236.6°, with 67.66% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #262fc5
  2. #c5bc26

Split complementary

  1. #262fc5
  2. #c56c26
  3. #7fc526

Analogous

  1. #267fc5
  2. #262fc5
  3. #6c26c5

Triadic

  1. #262fc5
  2. #c5262f
  3. #2fc526

Tetradic

  1. #262fc5
  2. #bc26c5
  3. #c5bc26
  4. #2fc526

Square

  1. #262fc5
  2. #c5267f
  3. #c5bc26
  4. #26c56c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1045
  2. #1a2085
  3. #262fc5
  4. #5960df
  5. #999deb

Shades

#262fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262fc5
  2. #222ab1
  3. #1e269e
  4. #1b218a
  5. #171c76
  6. #131863
  7. #0f134f
  8. #0b0e3b
  9. #080927
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#262fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262fc5
  2. #3c44cb
  3. #5159d1
  4. #676dd6
  5. #7d82dc
  6. #9397e2
  7. #a8ace8
  8. #bec1ee
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #e9eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262fc5
  2. #2f37be
  3. #383fb7
  4. #4147b0
  5. #4a4fa9
  6. #5358a3
  7. #5c609c
  8. #656895
  9. #6e708e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262fc5 {
  color: #262fc5;
}
Background
.bg-262fc5 {
  background-color: #262fc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #262fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 47 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262fc5, #6c26c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 47 197 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.11 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.27 #d9d03a Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#262fc5  rgb(38, 47, 197)  hsl(237, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c5bc26  rgb(197, 188, 38)  hsl(57, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c5262f  rgb(197, 38, 47)  hsl(357, 68%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fc526  rgb(47, 197, 38)  hsl(117, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green