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#263BCD

#263bcd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.46% cyan, 71.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 232.46°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.0795

Complementary

  1. #263bcd
  2. #cdb826

Split complementary

  1. #263bcd
  2. #cd6526
  3. #8ecd26

Analogous

  1. #268ecd
  2. #263bcd
  3. #6526cd

Triadic

  1. #263bcd
  2. #cd263b
  3. #3bcd26

Tetradic

  1. #263bcd
  2. #b826cd
  3. #cdb826
  4. #3bcd26

Square

  1. #263bcd
  2. #cd268e
  3. #cdb826
  4. #26cd65

Monochromatic

  1. #0e164c
  2. #1a288c
  3. #263bcd
  4. #5e6fe1
  5. #9fa9ed

Shades

#263bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263bcd
  2. #2235b9
  3. #1e2fa4
  4. #1b2990
  5. #17237b
  6. #131e67
  7. #0f1852
  8. #0b123e
  9. #080c29
  10. #040615
  11. #000000

Tints

#263bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263bcd
  2. #3c4fd2
  3. #5162d7
  4. #6776dc
  5. #7d89e1
  6. #939de6
  7. #a8b1eb
  8. #bec4f0
  9. #d4d8f5
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263bcd
  2. #2f42c5
  3. #3849be
  4. #4150b6
  5. #4a57ae
  6. #535ea7
  7. #5c649f
  8. #656b97
  9. #6e728f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263bcd {
  color: #263bcd;
}
Background
.bg-263bcd {
  background-color: #263bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263bcd {
  border: 2px solid #263bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263bcd, #6526cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.01 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.18 #d9c432 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263bcd  rgb(38, 59, 205)  hsl(232, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cdb826  rgb(205, 184, 38)  hsl(52, 69%, 48%)  Old Gold
#cd263b  rgb(205, 38, 59)  hsl(352, 69%, 48%)  Crimson
#3bcd26  rgb(59, 205, 38)  hsl(112, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green