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#263EA0

#263ea0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263ea0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.31% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.25% cyan, 61.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 228.2°, with 61.62% saturation and 38.82% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.064

Complementary

  1. #263ea0
  2. #a08826

Split complementary

  1. #263ea0
  2. #a04b26
  3. #7ba026

Analogous

  1. #267ba0
  2. #263ea0
  3. #4b26a0

Triadic

  1. #263ea0
  2. #a0263e
  3. #3ea026

Tetradic

  1. #263ea0
  2. #8826a0
  3. #a08826
  4. #3ea026

Square

  1. #263ea0
  2. #a0267b
  3. #a08826
  4. #26a04b

Monochromatic

  1. #090e24
  2. #172662
  3. #263ea0
  4. #415dd2
  5. #7e92e0

Shades

#263ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263ea0
  2. #223890
  3. #1e3280
  4. #1b2b70
  5. #172560
  6. #131f50
  7. #0f1940
  8. #0b1330
  9. #080c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#263ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263ea0
  2. #3c51aa
  3. #5165b3
  4. #6778bd
  5. #7d8bc6
  6. #939fd0
  7. #a8b2d9
  8. #bec5e3
  9. #d4d8ec
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263ea0
  2. #2f459d
  3. #384b9a
  4. #415296
  5. #4a5893
  6. #535f90
  7. #5c668d
  8. #656c8a
  9. #6e7386
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4475 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00429e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00409f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263ea0 {
  color: #263ea0;
}
Background
.bg-263ea0 {
  background-color: #263ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #263ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 62% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263ea0, #4b26a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 160 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.16 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.59 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.50 #d9c15f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#263ea0  rgb(38, 62, 160)  hsl(228, 62%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a08826  rgb(160, 136, 38)  hsl(48, 62%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a0263e  rgb(160, 38, 62)  hsl(348, 62%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ea026  rgb(62, 160, 38)  hsl(108, 62%, 39%)  Islamic Green