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#263CD9

#263cd9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.49% cyan, 72.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 232.63°, with 70.2% saturation and 50% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0865

Complementary

  1. #263cd9
  2. #d9c326

Split complementary

  1. #263cd9
  2. #d96a26
  3. #95d926

Analogous

  1. #2695d9
  2. #263cd9
  3. #6a26d9

Triadic

  1. #263cd9
  2. #d9263c
  3. #3cd926

Tetradic

  1. #263cd9
  2. #c326d9
  3. #d9c326
  4. #3cd926

Square

  1. #263cd9
  2. #d92695
  3. #d9c326
  4. #26d96a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1857
  2. #1b2a98
  3. #263cd9
  4. #6776e4
  5. #a8b1f0

Shades

#263cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263cd9
  2. #2236c3
  3. #1e30ae
  4. #1b2a98
  5. #172482
  6. #131e6d
  7. #0f1857
  8. #0b1241
  9. #080c2b
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#263cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263cd9
  2. #3c50dd
  3. #5163e1
  4. #6777e4
  5. #7d8ae8
  6. #939eec
  7. #a8b1f0
  8. #bec5f4
  9. #d4d8f7
  10. #e9ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263cd9
  2. #2f43d0
  3. #384ac7
  4. #4150be
  5. #4a57b5
  6. #535ead
  7. #5c65a4
  8. #656c9b
  9. #6e7292
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ad6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263cd9 {
  color: #263cd9;
}
Background
.bg-263cd9 {
  background-color: #263cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #263cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 60 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263cd9, #6a26d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 60 217 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.58 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.74 #d9c326 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263cd9  rgb(38, 60, 217)  hsl(233, 70%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#d9c326  rgb(217, 195, 38)  hsl(53, 70%, 50%)  Citrine
#d9263c  rgb(217, 38, 60)  hsl(353, 70%, 50%)  Crimson
#3cd926  rgb(60, 217, 38)  hsl(113, 70%, 50%)  Lime Green