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#263ADE

#263ade ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263ade 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.88% cyan, 73.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 233.48°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.0871

Complementary

  1. #263ade
  2. #deca26

Split complementary

  1. #263ade
  2. #de6e26
  3. #96de26

Analogous

  1. #2696de
  2. #263ade
  3. #6e26de

Triadic

  1. #263ade
  2. #de263a
  3. #3ade26

Tetradic

  1. #263ade
  2. #ca26de
  3. #deca26
  4. #3ade26

Square

  1. #263ade
  2. #de2696
  3. #deca26
  4. #26de6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e175d
  2. #18279f
  3. #263ade
  4. #6876e8
  5. #abb3f2

Shades

#263ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263ade
  2. #2234c8
  3. #1e2eb2
  4. #1b299b
  5. #172385
  6. #131d6f
  7. #0f1759
  8. #0b1143
  9. #080c2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#263ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263ade
  2. #3c4ee1
  3. #5161e5
  4. #6775e8
  5. #7d89eb
  6. #939def
  7. #a8b0f2
  8. #bec4f5
  9. #d4d8f8
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263ade
  2. #2f41d5
  3. #3848cb
  4. #414fc2
  5. #4a56b8
  6. #535daf
  7. #5c64a6
  8. #656b9c
  9. #6e7293
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004adb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263ade {
  color: #263ade;
}
Background
.bg-263ade {
  background-color: #263ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263ade {
  border: 2px solid #263ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 58 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263ade, #6e26de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 58 222 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.78 #d9c521 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263ade  rgb(38, 58, 222)  hsl(233, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#deca26  rgb(222, 202, 38)  hsl(53, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#de263a  rgb(222, 38, 58)  hsl(353, 74%, 51%)  Crimson
#3ade26  rgb(58, 222, 38)  hsl(113, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green