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#263E7F

#263e7f ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263e7f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.08% cyan, 51.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 223.82°, with 53.94% saturation and 32.35% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0539

Complementary

  1. #263e7f
  2. #7f6726

Split complementary

  1. #263e7f
  2. #7f3a26
  3. #6a7f26

Analogous

  1. #266a7f
  2. #263e7f
  3. #3a267f

Triadic

  1. #263e7f
  2. #7f263e
  3. #3e7f26

Tetradic

  1. #263e7f
  2. #67267f
  3. #7f6726
  4. #3e7f26

Square

  1. #263e7f
  2. #7f266a
  3. #7f6726
  4. #267f3a

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #142144
  3. #263e7f
  4. #385bba
  5. #6b87d3

Shades

#263e7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263e7f
  2. #223872
  3. #1e3266
  4. #1b2b59
  5. #17254c
  6. #131f40
  7. #0f1933
  8. #0b1326
  9. #080c19
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#263e7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263e7f
  2. #3c518c
  3. #516599
  4. #6778a5
  5. #7d8bb2
  6. #939fbf
  7. #a8b2cc
  8. #bec5d9
  9. #d4d8e5
  10. #e9ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263e7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263e7f
  2. #2f457f
  3. #384b7f
  4. #41527f
  5. #4a587f
  6. #535f80
  7. #5c6680
  8. #656c80
  9. #6e7380
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a4681 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #013e7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f4380 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #163e7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00486a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263e7f {
  color: #263e7f;
}
Background
.bg-263e7f {
  background-color: #263e7f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263e7f {
  border: 2px solid #263e7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263e7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 54% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263e7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263e7f, #3a267f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263e7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 127 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.84 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.72 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.18 #d9c180 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263e7f  rgb(38, 62, 127)  hsl(224, 54%, 32%)  Smalt
#7f6726  rgb(127, 103, 38)  hsl(44, 54%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7f263e  rgb(127, 38, 62)  hsl(344, 54%, 32%)  Claret
#3e7f26  rgb(62, 127, 38)  hsl(104, 54%, 32%)  Sap Green