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#263BDD

#263bdd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.81% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 233.11°, with 72.91% saturation and 50.78% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #263bdd
  2. #ddc826

Split complementary

  1. #263bdd
  2. #dd6c26
  3. #97dd26

Analogous

  1. #2697dd
  2. #263bdd
  3. #6c26dd

Triadic

  1. #263bdd
  2. #dd263b
  3. #3bdd26

Tetradic

  1. #263bdd
  2. #c826dd
  3. #ddc826
  4. #3bdd26

Square

  1. #263bdd
  2. #dd2697
  3. #ddc826
  4. #26dd6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e175c
  2. #19289e
  3. #263bdd
  4. #6877e7
  5. #aab2f2

Shades

#263bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263bdd
  2. #2235c7
  3. #1e2fb1
  4. #1b299b
  5. #172385
  6. #131e6f
  7. #0f1858
  8. #0b1242
  9. #080c2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#263bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263bdd
  2. #3c4fe0
  3. #5162e4
  4. #6776e7
  5. #7d89eb
  6. #939dee
  7. #a8b1f1
  8. #bec4f5
  9. #d4d8f8
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263bdd
  2. #2f42d4
  3. #3849ca
  4. #4150c1
  5. #4a57b8
  6. #535eaf
  7. #5c64a5
  8. #656b9c
  9. #6e7293
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263bdd {
  color: #263bdd;
}
Background
.bg-263bdd {
  background-color: #263bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263bdd {
  border: 2px solid #263bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263bdd, #6c26dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 221 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.17 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.68 #d9c422 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263bdd  rgb(38, 59, 221)  hsl(233, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#ddc826  rgb(221, 200, 38)  hsl(53, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#dd263b  rgb(221, 38, 59)  hsl(353, 73%, 51%)  Crimson
#3bdd26  rgb(59, 221, 38)  hsl(113, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green