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#2E26DF

#2e26df ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e26df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 14.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.37% cyan, 82.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 242.59°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0729

Complementary

  1. #2e26df
  2. #d7df26

Split complementary

  1. #2e26df
  2. #df8a26
  3. #7bdf26

Analogous

  1. #267bdf
  2. #2e26df
  3. #8a26df

Triadic

  1. #2e26df
  2. #df2e26
  3. #26df2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e26df
  2. #df26d7
  3. #d7df26
  4. #26df2e

Square

  1. #2e26df
  2. #df267b
  3. #d7df26
  4. #26df8a

Monochromatic

  1. #110e5e
  2. #1e18a1
  3. #2e26df
  4. #6e69e9
  5. #aeabf3

Shades

#2e26df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e26df
  2. #2922c9
  3. #251eb2
  4. #201b9c
  5. #1c1786
  6. #171370
  7. #120f59
  8. #0e0b43
  9. #09082d
  10. #050416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e26df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e26df
  2. #433ce2
  3. #5851e5
  4. #6d67e9
  5. #827dec
  6. #9793ef
  7. #aba8f2
  8. #c0bef5
  9. #d5d4f9
  10. #eae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e26df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e26df
  2. #362fd6
  3. #3e38cc
  4. #4741c3
  5. #4f4ab9
  6. #5753b0
  7. #5f5ca6
  8. #67659d
  9. #706e93
  10. #78778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42409d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e26df {
  color: #2e26df;
}
Background
.bg-2e26df {
  background-color: #2e26df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e26df {
  border: 2px solid #2e26df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e26df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 38 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e26df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e26df, #8a26df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e26df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 38 223 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.82 #d1d920 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#2e26df  rgb(46, 38, 223)  hsl(243, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#d7df26  rgb(215, 223, 38)  hsl(63, 74%, 51%)  Pear
#df2e26  rgb(223, 46, 38)  hsl(3, 74%, 51%)  Lust
#26df2e  rgb(38, 223, 46)  hsl(123, 74%, 51%)  Malachite