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#2B26BC

#2b26bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b26bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 14.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.13% cyan, 79.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 242°, with 66.37% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.0553

Complementary

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #b7bc26

Split complementary

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #bc7626
  3. #6cbc26

Analogous

  1. #266cbc
  2. #2b26bc
  3. #7626bc

Triadic

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #bc2b26
  3. #26bc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #bc26b7
  3. #b7bc26
  4. #26bc2b

Square

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #bc266c
  3. #b7bc26
  4. #26bc76

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c3d
  2. #1c197c
  3. #2b26bc
  4. #5752dc
  5. #9592e9

Shades

#2b26bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #2722a9
  3. #221e96
  4. #1e1b84
  5. #1a1771
  6. #16135e
  7. #110f4b
  8. #0d0b38
  9. #090826
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b26bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #403cc3
  3. #5551c9
  4. #6b67d0
  5. #807dd7
  6. #9593de
  7. #aaa8e4
  8. #bfbeeb
  9. #d5d4f2
  10. #eae9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b26bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b26bc
  2. #342fb6
  3. #3c38b0
  4. #4541aa
  5. #4d4aa4
  6. #56539e
  7. #5e5c98
  8. #676592
  9. #6f6e8c
  10. #787786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005571 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b26bc {
  color: #2b26bc;
}
Background
.bg-2b26bc {
  background-color: #2b26bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b26bc {
  border: 2px solid #2b26bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b26bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 38 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b26bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b26bc, #7626bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b26bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 38 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.94 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.46 #d4d943 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b26bc  rgb(43, 38, 188)  hsl(242, 66%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b7bc26  rgb(183, 188, 38)  hsl(62, 66%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bc2b26  rgb(188, 43, 38)  hsl(2, 66%, 44%)  Firebrick
#26bc2b  rgb(38, 188, 43)  hsl(122, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green