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#263C8A

#263c8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263c8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.46% cyan, 56.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 226.8°, 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #263c8a
  2. #8a7426

Split complementary

  1. #263c8a
  2. #8a4226
  3. #6e8a26

Analogous

  1. #266e8a
  2. #263c8a
  3. #42268a

Triadic

  1. #263c8a
  2. #8a263c
  3. #3c8a26

Tetradic

  1. #263c8a
  2. #74268a
  3. #8a7426
  4. #3c8a26

Square

  1. #263c8a
  2. #8a266e
  3. #8a7426
  4. #268a42

Monochromatic

  1. #050812
  2. #15224e
  3. #263c8a
  4. #3756c6
  5. #7188d8

Shades

#263c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263c8a
  2. #22367c
  3. #1e306e
  4. #1b2a61
  5. #172453
  6. #131e45
  7. #0f1837
  8. #0b1229
  9. #080c1c
  10. #04060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#263c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263c8a
  2. #3c5096
  3. #5163a1
  4. #6777ad
  5. #7d8ab9
  6. #939ec5
  7. #a8b1d0
  8. #bec5dc
  9. #d4d8e8
  10. #e9ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263c8a
  2. #2f4389
  3. #384a88
  4. #415087
  5. #4a5786
  6. #535e85
  7. #5c6584
  8. #656c83
  9. #6e7282
  10. #777981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00478d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #14438c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #023d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263c8a {
  color: #263c8a;
}
Background
.bg-263c8a {
  background-color: #263c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263c8a {
  border: 2px solid #263c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 60 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263c8a, #42268a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 60 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.27 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.38 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.91 #d9c375 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263c8a  rgb(38, 60, 138)  hsl(227, 57%, 35%)  Smalt
#8a7426  rgb(138, 116, 38)  hsl(47, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#8a263c  rgb(138, 38, 60)  hsl(347, 57%, 35%)  Claret
#3c8a26  rgb(60, 138, 38)  hsl(107, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green