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#263E84

#263e84 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263e84 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.21% cyan, 53.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 224.68°, with 55.29% saturation and 33.33% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0552

Complementary

  1. #263e84
  2. #846c26

Split complementary

  1. #263e84
  2. #843d26
  3. #6d8426

Analogous

  1. #266d84
  2. #263e84
  3. #3d2684

Triadic

  1. #263e84
  2. #84263e
  3. #3e8426

Tetradic

  1. #263e84
  2. #6c2684
  3. #846c26
  4. #3e8426

Square

  1. #263e84
  2. #84266d
  3. #846c26
  4. #26843d

Monochromatic

  1. #050710
  2. #152249
  3. #263e84
  4. #375abf
  5. #6e88d5

Shades

#263e84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263e84
  2. #223877
  3. #1e326a
  4. #1b2b5c
  5. #17254f
  6. #131f42
  7. #0f1935
  8. #0b1328
  9. #080c1a
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#263e84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263e84
  2. #3c5190
  3. #51659d
  4. #6778a9
  5. #7d8bb5
  6. #939fc2
  7. #a8b2ce
  8. #bec5da
  9. #d4d8e6
  10. #e9ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263e84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263e84
  2. #2f4584
  3. #384b83
  4. #415283
  5. #4a5882
  6. #535f82
  7. #5c6682
  8. #656c81
  9. #6e7381
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #134787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c4486 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #103e83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00486d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263e84 {
  color: #263e84;
}
Background
.bg-263e84 {
  background-color: #263e84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263e84 {
  border: 2px solid #263e84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263e84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 55% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263e84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263e84, #3d2684);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263e84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 132 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.46 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.66 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.41 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.87 #d9c17b Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#263e84  rgb(38, 62, 132)  hsl(225, 55%, 33%)  Smalt
#846c26  rgb(132, 108, 38)  hsl(45, 55%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#84263e  rgb(132, 38, 62)  hsl(345, 55%, 33%)  Claret
#3e8426  rgb(62, 132, 38)  hsl(105, 55%, 33%)  Forest Green