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#263B76

#263b76 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263b76 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 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 224.25°, with 51.28% saturation and 30.59% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0485

Complementary

  1. #263b76
  2. #766126

Split complementary

  1. #263b76
  2. #763926
  3. #637626

Analogous

  1. #266376
  2. #263b76
  3. #392676

Triadic

  1. #263b76
  2. #76263b
  3. #3b7626

Tetradic

  1. #263b76
  2. #612676
  3. #766126
  4. #3b7626

Square

  1. #263b76
  2. #762663
  3. #766126
  4. #267639

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #131e3c
  3. #263b76
  4. #3958b0
  5. #6782ce

Shades

#263b76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263b76
  2. #22356a
  3. #1e2f5e
  4. #1b2953
  5. #172347
  6. #131e3b
  7. #0f182f
  8. #0b1223
  9. #080c18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#263b76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263b76
  2. #3c4f84
  3. #516291
  4. #67769f
  5. #7d89ad
  6. #939dbb
  7. #a8b1c8
  8. #bec4d6
  9. #d4d8e4
  10. #e9ebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263b76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263b76
  2. #2f4277
  3. #384978
  4. #415079
  5. #4a577a
  6. #535e7b
  7. #5c647c
  8. #656b7d
  9. #6e727e
  10. #77797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363d5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c4278 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b3b75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004952 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #213f77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193b75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #034463 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263b76 {
  color: #263b76;
}
Background
.bg-263b76 {
  background-color: #263b76;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263b76 {
  border: 2px solid #263b76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263b76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 51% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263b76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263b76, #392676);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263b76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 118 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.57 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.75 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.26 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.67 #d9c489 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Smalt
#263b76  rgb(38, 59, 118)  hsl(224, 51%, 31%)  Smalt
#766126  rgb(118, 97, 38)  hsl(44, 51%, 31%)  Field Drab
#76263b  rgb(118, 38, 59)  hsl(344, 51%, 31%)  Claret
#3b7626  rgb(59, 118, 38)  hsl(104, 51%, 31%)  Sap Green