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#263B98

#263b98 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263b98 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 228.95°, with 60% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0581

Complementary

  1. #263b98
  2. #988326

Split complementary

  1. #263b98
  2. #984a26
  3. #749826

Analogous

  1. #267498
  2. #263b98
  3. #4a2698

Triadic

  1. #263b98
  2. #98263b
  3. #3b9826

Tetradic

  1. #263b98
  2. #832698
  3. #988326
  4. #3b9826

Square

  1. #263b98
  2. #982674
  3. #988326
  4. #26984a

Monochromatic

  1. #070b1e
  2. #17235b
  3. #263b98
  4. #3c57ce
  5. #798cde

Shades

#263b98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263b98
  2. #223589
  3. #1e2f7a
  4. #1b296a
  5. #17235b
  6. #131e4c
  7. #0f183d
  8. #0b122e
  9. #080c1e
  10. #04060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#263b98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263b98
  2. #3c4fa2
  3. #5162ad
  4. #6776b7
  5. #7d89c1
  6. #939dcc
  7. #a8b1d6
  8. #bec4e0
  9. #d4d8ea
  10. #e9ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263b98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263b98
  2. #2f4296
  3. #384993
  4. #415091
  5. #4a578e
  6. #535e8c
  7. #5c648a
  8. #656b87
  9. #6e7285
  10. #777982
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a416f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004a9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00449a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003d97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263b98 {
  color: #263b98;
}
Background
.bg-263b98 {
  background-color: #263b98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263b98 {
  border: 2px solid #263b98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263b98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 60% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263b98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263b98, #4a2698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263b98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 152 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.31 #d9c467 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263b98  rgb(38, 59, 152)  hsl(229, 60%, 37%)  Smalt
#988326  rgb(152, 131, 38)  hsl(49, 60%, 37%)  Olive
#98263b  rgb(152, 38, 59)  hsl(349, 60%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3b9826  rgb(59, 152, 38)  hsl(109, 60%, 37%)  Islamic Green