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#263B8A

#263b8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263b8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.46% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 227.4°, with 56.82% saturation and 34.51% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #263b8a
  2. #8a7526

Split complementary

  1. #263b8a
  2. #8a4326
  3. #6d8a26

Analogous

  1. #266d8a
  2. #263b8a
  3. #43268a

Triadic

  1. #263b8a
  2. #8a263b
  3. #3b8a26

Tetradic

  1. #263b8a
  2. #75268a
  3. #8a7526
  4. #3b8a26

Square

  1. #263b8a
  2. #8a266d
  3. #8a7526
  4. #268a43

Monochromatic

  1. #050812
  2. #15214e
  3. #263b8a
  4. #3755c6
  5. #7187d8

Shades

#263b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263b8a
  2. #22357c
  3. #1e2f6e
  4. #1b2961
  5. #172353
  6. #131e45
  7. #0f1837
  8. #0b1229
  9. #080c1c
  10. #04060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#263b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263b8a
  2. #3c4f96
  3. #5162a1
  4. #6776ad
  5. #7d89b9
  6. #939dc5
  7. #a8b1d0
  8. #bec4dc
  9. #d4d8e8
  10. #e9ebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263b8a
  2. #2f4289
  3. #384988
  4. #415087
  5. #4a5786
  6. #535e85
  7. #5c6484
  8. #656b83
  9. #6e7282
  10. #777981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383f66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00468d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003d88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #12428c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004771 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263b8a {
  color: #263b8a;
}
Background
.bg-263b8a {
  background-color: #263b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263b8a {
  border: 2px solid #263b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263b8a, #43268a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.99 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.72 #d9c475 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263b8a  rgb(38, 59, 138)  hsl(227, 57%, 35%)  Smalt
#8a7526  rgb(138, 117, 38)  hsl(47, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#8a263b  rgb(138, 38, 59)  hsl(347, 57%, 35%)  Claret
#3b8a26  rgb(59, 138, 38)  hsl(107, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green