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#263AA7

#263aa7 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263aa7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.75% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.25% cyan, 65.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 230.7°, 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #263aa7
  2. #a79326

Split complementary

  1. #263aa7
  2. #a75326
  3. #7ba726

Analogous

  1. #267ba7
  2. #263aa7
  3. #5326a7

Triadic

  1. #263aa7
  2. #a7263a
  3. #3aa726

Tetradic

  1. #263aa7
  2. #9326a7
  3. #a79326
  4. #3aa726

Square

  1. #263aa7
  2. #a7267b
  3. #a79326
  4. #26a753

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0f2a
  2. #182469
  3. #263aa7
  4. #455bd5
  5. #8392e3

Shades

#263aa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263aa7
  2. #223496
  3. #1e2e86
  4. #1b2975
  5. #172364
  6. #131d54
  7. #0f1743
  8. #0b1132
  9. #080c21
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#263aa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263aa7
  2. #3c4eb0
  3. #5161b9
  4. #6775c1
  5. #7d89ca
  6. #939dd3
  7. #a8b0dc
  8. #bec4e5
  9. #d4d8ed
  10. #e9ebf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263aa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263aa7
  2. #2f41a3
  3. #38489f
  4. #414f9b
  5. #4a5697
  6. #535d94
  7. #5c6490
  8. #656b8c
  9. #6e7288
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004daa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263aa7 {
  color: #263aa7;
}
Background
.bg-263aa7 {
  background-color: #263aa7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263aa7 {
  border: 2px solid #263aa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263aa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 58 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 63% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263aa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263aa7, #5326a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263aa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 58 167 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.64 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #d9c558 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#263aa7  rgb(38, 58, 167)  hsl(231, 63%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a79326  rgb(167, 147, 38)  hsl(51, 63%, 40%)  Brass
#a7263a  rgb(167, 38, 58)  hsl(351, 63%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3aa726  rgb(58, 167, 38)  hsl(111, 63%, 40%)  Kelly Green