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#263B72

#263b72 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263b72 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.14% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 48.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 223.42°, with 50% saturation and 29.8% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #263b72
  2. #725d26

Split complementary

  1. #263b72
  2. #723726
  3. #617226

Analogous

  1. #266172
  2. #263b72
  3. #372672

Triadic

  1. #263b72
  2. #72263b
  3. #3b7226

Tetradic

  1. #263b72
  2. #5d2672
  3. #725d26
  4. #3b7226

Square

  1. #263b72
  2. #722661
  3. #725d26
  4. #267237

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #131d39
  3. #263b72
  4. #3959ab
  5. #6582cc

Shades

#263b72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263b72
  2. #223567
  3. #1e2f5b
  4. #1b2950
  5. #172344
  6. #131e39
  7. #0f182e
  8. #0b1222
  9. #080c17
  10. #04060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#263b72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263b72
  2. #3c4f80
  3. #51628e
  4. #67769c
  5. #7d89aa
  6. #939db9
  7. #a8b1c7
  8. #bec4d5
  9. #d4d8e3
  10. #e9ebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263b72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263b72
  2. #2f4273
  3. #384975
  4. #415076
  5. #4a5778
  6. #535e79
  7. #5c647a
  8. #656b7c
  9. #6e727d
  10. #77797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363d57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #204174 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #133a71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004851 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #233f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c3b71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #084360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263b72 {
  color: #263b72;
}
Background
.bg-263b72 {
  background-color: #263b72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263b72 {
  border: 2px solid #263b72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263b72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 50% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263b72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263b72, #372672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263b72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 114 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 7.17 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.44 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.75 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.38 #d9c48d Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Smalt
#263b72  rgb(38, 59, 114)  hsl(223, 50%, 30%)  Smalt
#725d26  rgb(114, 93, 38)  hsl(43, 50%, 30%)  Field Drab
#72263b  rgb(114, 38, 59)  hsl(343, 50%, 30%)  Claret
#3b7226  rgb(59, 114, 38)  hsl(103, 50%, 30%)  Sap Green