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#263CC4

#263cc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263cc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.53% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.61% cyan, 69.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 231.65°, with 67.52% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.0763

Complementary

  1. #263cc4
  2. #c4ae26

Split complementary

  1. #263cc4
  2. #c45f26
  3. #8bc426

Analogous

  1. #268bc4
  2. #263cc4
  3. #5f26c4

Triadic

  1. #263cc4
  2. #c4263c
  3. #3cc426

Tetradic

  1. #263cc4
  2. #ae26c4
  3. #c4ae26
  4. #3cc426

Square

  1. #263cc4
  2. #c4268b
  3. #c4ae26
  4. #26c45f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1544
  2. #1a2884
  3. #263cc4
  4. #586bdf
  5. #98a4eb

Shades

#263cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263cc4
  2. #2236b0
  3. #1e309d
  4. #1b2a89
  5. #172476
  6. #131e62
  7. #0f184e
  8. #0b123b
  9. #080c27
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#263cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263cc4
  2. #3c50ca
  3. #5163d0
  4. #6777d6
  5. #7d8adc
  6. #939ee2
  7. #a8b1e7
  8. #bec5ed
  9. #d4d8f3
  10. #e9ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263cc4
  2. #2f43bd
  3. #384ab6
  4. #4150b0
  5. #4a57a9
  6. #535ea2
  7. #5c659b
  8. #656c94
  9. #6e728e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41478d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00559e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263cc4 {
  color: #263cc4;
}
Background
.bg-263cc4 {
  background-color: #263cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #263cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 60 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263cc4, #5f26c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 60 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.63 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.13 #d9c33b Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263cc4  rgb(38, 60, 196)  hsl(232, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c4ae26  rgb(196, 174, 38)  hsl(52, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c4263c  rgb(196, 38, 60)  hsl(352, 68%, 46%)  Cardinal
#3cc426  rgb(60, 196, 38)  hsl(112, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green