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#263A74

#263a74 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263a74 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.75% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.24% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 224.62°, with 50.65% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.047

Complementary

  1. #263a74
  2. #746026

Split complementary

  1. #263a74
  2. #743926
  3. #617426

Analogous

  1. #266174
  2. #263a74
  3. #392674

Triadic

  1. #263a74
  2. #74263a
  3. #3a7426

Tetradic

  1. #263a74
  2. #602674
  3. #746026
  4. #3a7426

Square

  1. #263a74
  2. #742661
  3. #746026
  4. #267439

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #131d3a
  3. #263a74
  4. #3957ae
  5. #6680cd

Shades

#263a74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263a74
  2. #223468
  3. #1e2e5d
  4. #1b2951
  5. #172346
  6. #131d3a
  7. #0f172e
  8. #0b1123
  9. #080c17
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#263a74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263a74
  2. #3c4e82
  3. #516190
  4. #67759e
  5. #7d89ac
  6. #939dba
  7. #a8b0c7
  8. #bec4d5
  9. #d4d8e3
  10. #e9ebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263a74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263a74
  2. #2f4175
  3. #384876
  4. #414f78
  5. #4a5679
  6. #535d7a
  7. #5c647b
  8. #656b7c
  9. #6e727e
  10. #77797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353c58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c4176 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c3a73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004751 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #203e75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193a73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #064261 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263a74 {
  color: #263a74;
}
Background
.bg-263a74 {
  background-color: #263a74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263a74 {
  border: 2px solid #263a74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263a74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 58 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 51% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263a74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263a74, #392674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263a74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 58 116 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.75 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.52 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.30 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.67 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.42 #d9c58b Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Smalt
#263a74  rgb(38, 58, 116)  hsl(225, 51%, 30%)  Smalt
#746026  rgb(116, 96, 38)  hsl(45, 51%, 30%)  Field Drab
#74263a  rgb(116, 38, 58)  hsl(345, 51%, 30%)  Claret
#3a7426  rgb(58, 116, 38)  hsl(105, 51%, 30%)  Sap Green