Close to Medium Blue

#262CFA

#262CFA is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 95% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

7.44:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

2.82:1 Fail
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This color as text on white

7.44:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

2.82:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #262CFA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#262CFA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #262CFA

What color is #262CFA?

#262CFA is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 95% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #262CFA in RGB?

#262CFA is rgb(38, 44, 250): 38 red, 44 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #262CFA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(85, 82, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #262CFA?

PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #262CFA?

Its complement #5A5802 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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