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#263ECB

#263ecb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#263ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 69.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 231.27°, with 68.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.0817

Complementary

  1. #263ecb
  2. #cbb326

Split complementary

  1. #263ecb
  2. #cb6026
  3. #90cb26

Analogous

  1. #2690cb
  2. #263ecb
  3. #6026cb

Triadic

  1. #263ecb
  2. #cb263e
  3. #3ecb26

Tetradic

  1. #263ecb
  2. #b326cb
  3. #cbb326
  4. #3ecb26

Square

  1. #263ecb
  2. #cb2690
  3. #cbb326
  4. #26cb60

Monochromatic

  1. #0e174a
  2. #1a2a8b
  3. #263ecb
  4. #5d70e1
  5. #9da9ed

Shades

#263ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263ecb
  2. #2238b7
  3. #1e32a2
  4. #1b2b8e
  5. #17257a
  6. #131f66
  7. #0f1951
  8. #0b133d
  9. #080c29
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#263ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263ecb
  2. #3c51d0
  3. #5165d5
  4. #6778db
  5. #7d8be0
  6. #939fe5
  7. #a8b2ea
  8. #bec5ef
  9. #d4d8f5
  10. #e9ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263ecb
  2. #2f45c4
  3. #384bbc
  4. #4152b5
  5. #4a58ad
  6. #535fa6
  7. #5c669e
  8. #656c97
  9. #6e738f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263ecb {
  color: #263ecb;
}
Background
.bg-263ecb {
  background-color: #263ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263ecb {
  border: 2px solid #263ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263ecb, #6026cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.88 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.91 #d9c134 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#263ecb  rgb(38, 62, 203)  hsl(231, 68%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cbb326  rgb(203, 179, 38)  hsl(51, 68%, 47%)  Old Gold
#cb263e  rgb(203, 38, 62)  hsl(351, 68%, 47%)  Cardinal
#3ecb26  rgb(62, 203, 38)  hsl(111, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green