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#263CC6

#263cc6 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263cc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.81% cyan, 69.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 231.75°, with 67.8% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #263cc6
  2. #c6b026

Split complementary

  1. #263cc6
  2. #c66026
  3. #8cc626

Analogous

  1. #268cc6
  2. #263cc6
  3. #6026c6

Triadic

  1. #263cc6
  2. #c6263c
  3. #3cc626

Tetradic

  1. #263cc6
  2. #b026c6
  3. #c6b026
  4. #3cc626

Square

  1. #263cc6
  2. #c6268c
  3. #c6b026
  4. #26c660

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1546
  2. #1a2986
  3. #263cc6
  4. #596cdf
  5. #99a5ec

Shades

#263cc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263cc6
  2. #2236b2
  3. #1e309e
  4. #1b2a8b
  5. #172477
  6. #131e63
  7. #0f184f
  8. #0b123b
  9. #080c28
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#263cc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263cc6
  2. #3c50cc
  3. #5163d1
  4. #6777d7
  5. #7d8add
  6. #939ee3
  7. #a8b1e8
  8. #bec5ee
  9. #d4d8f4
  10. #e9ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263cc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263cc6
  2. #2f43bf
  3. #384ab8
  4. #4150b1
  5. #4a57aa
  6. #535ea3
  7. #5c659c
  8. #656c95
  9. #6e728e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42488e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00569f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263cc6 {
  color: #263cc6;
}
Background
.bg-263cc6 {
  background-color: #263cc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263cc6 {
  border: 2px solid #263cc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263cc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 60 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263cc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263cc6, #6026c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263cc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 60 198 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.15 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.80 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.20 #d9c339 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263cc6  rgb(38, 60, 198)  hsl(232, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c6b026  rgb(198, 176, 38)  hsl(52, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c6263c  rgb(198, 38, 60)  hsl(352, 68%, 46%)  Cardinal
#3cc626  rgb(60, 198, 38)  hsl(112, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green