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#263D7B

#263d7b ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263d7b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.92% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.11% cyan, 50.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 223.76°, with 52.8% saturation and 31.57% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #263d7b
  2. #7b6426

Split complementary

  1. #263d7b
  2. #7b3926
  3. #687b26

Analogous

  1. #26687b
  2. #263d7b
  3. #39267b

Triadic

  1. #263d7b
  2. #7b263d
  3. #3d7b26

Tetradic

  1. #263d7b
  2. #64267b
  3. #7b6426
  4. #3d7b26

Square

  1. #263d7b
  2. #7b2668
  3. #7b6426
  4. #267b39

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #142041
  3. #263d7b
  4. #385ab5
  5. #6985d1

Shades

#263d7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263d7b
  2. #22376f
  3. #1e3162
  4. #1b2b56
  5. #17254a
  6. #131f3e
  7. #0f1831
  8. #0b1225
  9. #080c19
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#263d7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263d7b
  2. #3c5088
  3. #516495
  4. #6777a3
  5. #7d8bb0
  6. #939ebd
  7. #a8b1ca
  8. #bec5d7
  9. #d4d8e5
  10. #e9ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263d7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263d7b
  2. #2f447c
  3. #384a7c
  4. #41517d
  5. #4a587d
  6. #535f7e
  7. #5c657e
  8. #656c7f
  9. #6e737f
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c447d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #073d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #20427c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #183d7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004667 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263d7b {
  color: #263d7b;
}
Background
.bg-263d7b {
  background-color: #263d7b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263d7b {
  border: 2px solid #263d7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263d7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 61 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 53% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263d7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263d7b, #39267b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263d7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 61 123 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.12 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.34 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.61 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.67 #d9c284 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263d7b  rgb(38, 61, 123)  hsl(224, 53%, 32%)  Smalt
#7b6426  rgb(123, 100, 38)  hsl(44, 53%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7b263d  rgb(123, 38, 61)  hsl(344, 53%, 32%)  Claret
#3d7b26  rgb(61, 123, 38)  hsl(104, 53%, 32%)  Sap Green