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#263B9E

#263b9e ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263b9e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.14% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.95% cyan, 62.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 229.5°, with 61.22% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0601

Complementary

  1. #263b9e
  2. #9e8926

Split complementary

  1. #263b9e
  2. #9e4d26
  3. #779e26

Analogous

  1. #26779e
  2. #263b9e
  3. #4d269e

Triadic

  1. #263b9e
  2. #9e263b
  3. #3b9e26

Tetradic

  1. #263b9e
  2. #89269e
  3. #9e8926
  4. #3b9e26

Square

  1. #263b9e
  2. #9e2677
  3. #9e8926
  4. #269e4d

Monochromatic

  1. #080d23
  2. #172460
  3. #263b9e
  4. #4059d1
  5. #7d8ee0

Shades

#263b9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263b9e
  2. #22358e
  3. #1e2f7e
  4. #1b296f
  5. #17235f
  6. #131e4f
  7. #0f183f
  8. #0b122f
  9. #080c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#263b9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263b9e
  2. #3c4fa8
  3. #5162b1
  4. #6776bb
  5. #7d89c5
  6. #939dcf
  7. #a8b1d8
  8. #bec4e2
  9. #d4d8ec
  10. #e9ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263b9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263b9e
  2. #2f429b
  3. #384998
  4. #415095
  5. #4a5792
  6. #535e8f
  7. #5c648c
  8. #656b89
  9. #6e7286
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00409c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005466 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003e9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263b9e {
  color: #263b9e;
}
Background
.bg-263b9e {
  background-color: #263b9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263b9e {
  border: 2px solid #263b9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263b9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 61% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263b9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263b9e, #4d269e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263b9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 158 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.54 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.75 #d9c461 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#263b9e  rgb(38, 59, 158)  hsl(230, 61%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#9e8926  rgb(158, 137, 38)  hsl(50, 61%, 38%)  Olive
#9e263b  rgb(158, 38, 59)  hsl(350, 61%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3b9e26  rgb(59, 158, 38)  hsl(110, 61%, 38%)  Islamic Green