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#263CA2

#263ca2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263ca2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.53% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.54% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 229.35°, with 62% saturation and 39.22% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #263ca2
  2. #a28c26

Split complementary

  1. #263ca2
  2. #a24e26
  3. #7aa226

Analogous

  1. #267aa2
  2. #263ca2
  3. #4e26a2

Triadic

  1. #263ca2
  2. #a2263c
  3. #3ca226

Tetradic

  1. #263ca2
  2. #8c26a2
  3. #a28c26
  4. #3ca226

Square

  1. #263ca2
  2. #a2267a
  3. #a28c26
  4. #26a24e

Monochromatic

  1. #090e26
  2. #172564
  3. #263ca2
  4. #425cd3
  5. #8091e1

Shades

#263ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263ca2
  2. #223692
  3. #1e3082
  4. #1b2a71
  5. #172461
  6. #131e51
  7. #0f1841
  8. #0b1231
  9. #080c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#263ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263ca2
  2. #3c50ab
  3. #5163b5
  4. #6777be
  5. #7d8ac7
  6. #939ed1
  7. #a8b1da
  8. #bec5e3
  9. #d4d8ec
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263ca2
  2. #2f439f
  3. #384a9b
  4. #415098
  5. #4a5794
  6. #535e91
  7. #5c658e
  8. #656c8a
  9. #6e7287
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263ca2 {
  color: #263ca2;
}
Background
.bg-263ca2 {
  background-color: #263ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #263ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 60 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 62% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263ca2, #4e26a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 60 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.07 #d9c35d Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#263ca2  rgb(38, 60, 162)  hsl(229, 62%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a28c26  rgb(162, 140, 38)  hsl(49, 62%, 39%)  Brass
#a2263c  rgb(162, 38, 60)  hsl(349, 62%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca226  rgb(60, 162, 38)  hsl(109, 62%, 39%)  Islamic Green