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#263EC7

#263ec7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263ec7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.31% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.9% cyan, 68.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 231.06°, with 67.93% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.0798

Complementary

  1. #263ec7
  2. #c7af26

Split complementary

  1. #263ec7
  2. #c75f26
  3. #8ec726

Analogous

  1. #268ec7
  2. #263ec7
  3. #5f26c7

Triadic

  1. #263ec7
  2. #c7263e
  3. #3ec726

Tetradic

  1. #263ec7
  2. #af26c7
  3. #c7af26
  4. #3ec726

Square

  1. #263ec7
  2. #c7268e
  3. #c7af26
  4. #26c75f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1647
  2. #1a2a87
  3. #263ec7
  4. #5a6edf
  5. #9aa6ec

Shades

#263ec7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263ec7
  2. #2238b3
  3. #1e329f
  4. #1b2b8b
  5. #172577
  6. #131f64
  7. #0f1950
  8. #0b133c
  9. #080c28
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#263ec7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263ec7
  2. #3c51cd
  3. #5165d2
  4. #6778d8
  5. #7d8bdd
  6. #939fe3
  7. #a8b2e9
  8. #bec5ee
  9. #d4d8f4
  10. #e9ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263ec7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263ec7
  2. #2f45c0
  3. #384bb9
  4. #4152b2
  5. #4a58ab
  6. #535fa4
  7. #5c669c
  8. #656c95
  9. #6e738e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43498f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263ec7 {
  color: #263ec7;
}
Background
.bg-263ec7 {
  background-color: #263ec7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263ec7 {
  border: 2px solid #263ec7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263ec7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263ec7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263ec7, #5f26c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263ec7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 199 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.89 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.71 #d9c138 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263ec7  rgb(38, 62, 199)  hsl(231, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c7af26  rgb(199, 175, 38)  hsl(51, 68%, 46%)  Old Gold
#c7263e  rgb(199, 38, 62)  hsl(351, 68%, 46%)  Cardinal
#3ec726  rgb(62, 199, 38)  hsl(111, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green