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#263ABA

#263aba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263aba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 68.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 231.89°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.65.

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Relative luminance0.0698

Complementary

  1. #263aba
  2. #baa626

Split complementary

  1. #263aba
  2. #ba5c26
  3. #84ba26

Analogous

  1. #2684ba
  2. #263aba
  3. #5c26ba

Triadic

  1. #263aba
  2. #ba263a
  3. #3aba26

Tetradic

  1. #263aba
  2. #a626ba
  3. #baa626
  4. #3aba26

Square

  1. #263aba
  2. #ba2684
  3. #baa626
  4. #26ba5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c123b
  2. #19267a
  3. #263aba
  4. #5164db
  5. #919ce8

Shades

#263aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263aba
  2. #2234a7
  3. #1e2e95
  4. #1b2982
  5. #172370
  6. #131d5d
  7. #0f174a
  8. #0b1138
  9. #080c25
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#263aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263aba
  2. #3c4ec1
  3. #5161c8
  4. #6775cf
  5. #7d89d6
  6. #939ddd
  7. #a8b0e3
  8. #bec4ea
  9. #d4d8f1
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263aba
  2. #2f41b4
  3. #3848ae
  4. #414fa9
  5. #4a56a3
  6. #535d9d
  7. #5c6497
  8. #656b91
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263aba {
  color: #263aba;
}
Background
.bg-263aba {
  background-color: #263aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263aba {
  border: 2px solid #263aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 58 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263aba, #5c26ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 58 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.87 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.44 #d9c545 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263aba  rgb(38, 58, 186)  hsl(232, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#baa626  rgb(186, 166, 38)  hsl(52, 66%, 44%)  Brass
#ba263a  rgb(186, 38, 58)  hsl(352, 66%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3aba26  rgb(58, 186, 38)  hsl(112, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green