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#263E7B

#263e7b ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263e7b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.11% cyan, 49.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 223.06°, 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #263e7b
  2. #7b6326

Split complementary

  1. #263e7b
  2. #7b3926
  3. #697b26

Analogous

  1. #26697b
  2. #263e7b
  3. #39267b

Triadic

  1. #263e7b
  2. #7b263e
  3. #3e7b26

Tetradic

  1. #263e7b
  2. #63267b
  3. #7b6326
  4. #3e7b26

Square

  1. #263e7b
  2. #7b2669
  3. #7b6326
  4. #267b39

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #142141
  3. #263e7b
  4. #385bb5
  5. #6986d1

Shades

#263e7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263e7b
  2. #22386f
  3. #1e3262
  4. #1b2b56
  5. #17254a
  6. #131f3e
  7. #0f1931
  8. #0b1325
  9. #080c19
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#263e7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263e7b
  2. #3c5188
  3. #516595
  4. #6778a3
  5. #7d8bb0
  6. #939fbd
  7. #a8b2ca
  8. #bec5d7
  9. #d4d8e5
  10. #e9ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263e7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263e7b
  2. #2f457c
  3. #384b7c
  4. #41527d
  5. #4a587d
  6. #535f7e
  7. #5c667e
  8. #656c7f
  9. #6e737f
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38405e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e457d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b3d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #22427c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #193e7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004767 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263e7b {
  color: #263e7b;
}
Background
.bg-263e7b {
  background-color: #263e7b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263e7b {
  border: 2px solid #263e7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263e7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 53% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263e7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263e7b, #39267b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263e7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 123 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.37 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.19 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.76 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.78 #d9c184 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263e7b  rgb(38, 62, 123)  hsl(223, 53%, 32%)  Smalt
#7b6326  rgb(123, 99, 38)  hsl(43, 53%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7b263e  rgb(123, 38, 62)  hsl(343, 53%, 32%)  Claret
#3e7b26  rgb(62, 123, 38)  hsl(103, 53%, 32%)  Sap Green