#261ecc Color Information

#261ecc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #261ecc. In RGB, it consists of 14.9% Red, 11.8% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 81.4% Cyan, 85.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 242.8°, with saturation of 74.4% and lightness of 45.9%. The decimal value for #261ecc is 2498252, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3333cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #261ecc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#261ecc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color38, 30, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color14.9%, 11.8%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.851, 0.882, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.814, 0.853, 0, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color242.8°, 74.4%, 45.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color242.8°, 85.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.163, 5.700, 57.586 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color38, 30, 204 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2498252 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color28.643, 59.534, -84.768 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)28.643, 103.586, 305.081 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color28.643, -6.678, -103.750 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color23.875, 49.152, -126.293 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.161, 0.076, 5.700 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280688332 / 0xff261ecc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3333cc Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #261ecc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #261ecc, its pure hue is 242.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.4%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #261ecc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05041a to #211ab3.

Tints of #261ecc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #261ecc, its pure hue is 242.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.4%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #261ecc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #413ad2 to #e4e3f9.

Tones of #261ecc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #261ecc, its pure hue is 242.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #261ecc, which range from #757575 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0b00ea (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #261ecc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #261ecc! For #261ecc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #261ecc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #261ecc

This color, #261ecc, consists of 14.9% Red, 11.8% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 38, Green = 30, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #261ecc is 81.4% Cyan, 85.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R14.9%
C81.4%
G11.8%
M85.3%
B80.0%
Y0.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 38 30 204
Octal 46 36 314
Hexa #26 #1e #cc
Binary 00100110 00011110 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 81 85 0 19
Octal 121 125 0 23
Hexa #51 #55 #00 #13
Binary 01010001 01010101 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #261ecc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #261ecc — which has hue 242.8° — its analogous colors are located at 212.8° and 272.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #261ecc.

Triadic Colors of #261ecc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #261ecc — which has hue 242.8° — its triadic colors are located at 2.8° and 242.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #261ecc.

Complementary Color of #261ecc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #261ecc — which has hue 242.8° — its complementary color is located at 62.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #261ecc.

Split Complementary Colors of #261ecc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #261ecc — which has hue 242.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.8° and 242.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #261ecc.

Tetradic Colors of #261ecc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #261ecc — which has hue 242.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 152.8°, 242.8°, 332.8°, and 62.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #261ecc.

Monochromatic Colors of #261ecc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #261ecc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1a175f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #716af5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #261ecc

We want to make getting started with #261ecc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #261ecc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #261ecc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #261ecc with other HTML elements.

#261ecc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #261ecc.
<span style="color: #261ecc;">The color of this text is #261ecc.</span>

#261ecc Background Color

The background color for this text is #261ecc.
<div style="background-color: #261ecc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #261ecc.</div>

#261ecc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #261ecc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #261ecc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #261ecc.</span>

#261ecc Border Color

This is a div with border color #261ecc.
<div style="border: #261ecc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #261ecc.</div>

#261ecc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #261ecc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #261ecc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #261ecc on a white background.</div></div>

#261ecc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #261ecc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #261ecc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #261ecc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #261ecc to White

This is a gradient from #261ecc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#261ecc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#261ecc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#261ecc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#261ecc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #261ecc to white.</div>

Gradient from #261ecc to Black

This is a gradient from #261ecc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#261ecc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#261ecc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#261ecc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#261ecc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #261ecc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #261ecc

In addition to using #261ecc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #261ecc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #261ecc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 38, Green = 30, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #261ecc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #261ecc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(38, 30, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #261ecc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #261ecc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #261ecc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(38, 30, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#261ecc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:38, green:30, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:38 green:30 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(38f, 30f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(38, 30, 204);
 

#261ecc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #261ecc the same way. For those with color blindness, #261ecc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #261ecc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #261ecc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #261ecc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #261ecc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #261ecc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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