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#263D85

#263d85 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263d85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 54.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 225.47°, with 55.56% saturation and 33.53% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0544

Complementary

  1. #263d85
  2. #856e26

Split complementary

  1. #263d85
  2. #853e26
  3. #6d8526

Analogous

  1. #266d85
  2. #263d85
  3. #3e2685

Triadic

  1. #263d85
  2. #85263d
  3. #3d8526

Tetradic

  1. #263d85
  2. #6e2685
  3. #856e26
  4. #3d8526

Square

  1. #263d85
  2. #85266d
  3. #856e26
  4. #26853e

Monochromatic

  1. #050710
  2. #15224a
  3. #263d85
  4. #3758c1
  5. #6e87d6

Shades

#263d85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263d85
  2. #223778
  3. #1e316a
  4. #1b2b5d
  5. #172550
  6. #131f43
  7. #0f1835
  8. #0b1228
  9. #080c1b
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#263d85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263d85
  2. #3c5091
  3. #51649d
  4. #6777aa
  5. #7d8bb6
  6. #939ec2
  7. #a8b1ce
  8. #bec5da
  9. #d4d8e7
  10. #e9ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263d85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263d85
  2. #2f4485
  3. #384a84
  4. #415184
  5. #4a5883
  6. #535f83
  7. #5c6582
  8. #656c82
  9. #6e7381
  10. #777981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394064 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d4788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a4387 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d3e84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00486e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263d85 {
  color: #263d85;
}
Background
.bg-263d85 {
  background-color: #263d85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263d85 {
  border: 2px solid #263d85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263d85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 61 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 56% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263d85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263d85, #3e2685);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263d85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 61 133 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.22 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.66 #d9c27a Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263d85  rgb(38, 61, 133)  hsl(225, 56%, 34%)  Smalt
#856e26  rgb(133, 110, 38)  hsl(45, 56%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#85263d  rgb(133, 38, 61)  hsl(345, 56%, 34%)  Claret
#3d8526  rgb(61, 133, 38)  hsl(105, 56%, 34%)  Forest Green