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#263E76

#263e76 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263e76 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.31% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 47.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 51.28% saturation and 30.59% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0517

Complementary

  1. #263e76
  2. #765e26

Split complementary

  1. #263e76
  2. #763626
  3. #667626

Analogous

  1. #266676
  2. #263e76
  3. #362676

Triadic

  1. #263e76
  2. #76263e
  3. #3e7626

Tetradic

  1. #263e76
  2. #5e2676
  3. #765e26
  4. #3e7626

Square

  1. #263e76
  2. #762666
  3. #765e26
  4. #267636

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #13203c
  3. #263e76
  4. #395cb0
  5. #6786ce

Shades

#263e76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263e76
  2. #22386a
  3. #1e325e
  4. #1b2b53
  5. #172547
  6. #131f3b
  7. #0f192f
  8. #0b1323
  9. #080c18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#263e76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263e76
  2. #3c5184
  3. #516591
  4. #67789f
  5. #7d8bad
  6. #939fbb
  7. #a8b2c8
  8. #bec5d6
  9. #d4d8e4
  10. #e9ecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263e76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263e76
  2. #2f4577
  3. #384b78
  4. #415279
  5. #4a587a
  6. #535f7b
  7. #5c667c
  8. #656c7d
  9. #6e737e
  10. #77797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373f5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #234478 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #153d75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #244277 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d3d75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #024663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263e76 {
  color: #263e76;
}
Background
.bg-263e76 {
  background-color: #263e76;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263e76 {
  border: 2px solid #263e76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263e76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 51% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263e76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263e76, #362676);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263e76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 118 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.03 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.79 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.47 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.24 #d9c189 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#263e76  rgb(38, 62, 118)  hsl(222, 51%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#765e26  rgb(118, 94, 38)  hsl(42, 51%, 31%)  Field Drab
#76263e  rgb(118, 38, 62)  hsl(342, 51%, 31%)  Claret
#3e7626  rgb(62, 118, 38)  hsl(102, 51%, 31%)  Sap Green