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#263F78

#263f78 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#263f78 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.71% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.33% cyan, 47.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 221.71°, with 51.9% saturation and 30.98% 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0532

Complementary

  1. #263f78
  2. #785f26

Split complementary

  1. #263f78
  2. #783626
  3. #687826

Analogous

  1. #266878
  2. #263f78
  3. #362678

Triadic

  1. #263f78
  2. #78263f
  3. #3f7826

Tetradic

  1. #263f78
  2. #5f2678
  3. #785f26
  4. #3f7826

Square

  1. #263f78
  2. #782668
  3. #785f26
  4. #267836

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #14203e
  3. #263f78
  4. #385db2
  5. #6887cf

Shades

#263f78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263f78
  2. #22396c
  3. #1e3260
  4. #1b2c54
  5. #172648
  6. #13203c
  7. #0f1930
  8. #0b1324
  9. #080d18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#263f78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263f78
  2. #3c5286
  3. #516593
  4. #6779a1
  5. #7d8cae
  6. #939fbc
  7. #a8b2c9
  8. #bec5d7
  9. #d4d9e4
  10. #e9ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263f78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263f78
  2. #2f4679
  3. #384c7a
  4. #41537a
  5. #4a597b
  6. #53607c
  7. #5c667d
  8. #656d7e
  9. #6e737e
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38405c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23457a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #143e77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #244379 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d3e77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263f78 {
  color: #263f78;
}
Background
.bg-263f78 {
  background-color: #263f78;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263f78 {
  border: 2px solid #263f78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263f78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 63 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 52% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263f78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263f78, #362678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263f78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 63 120 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.41 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.28 #d9c087 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#263f78  rgb(38, 63, 120)  hsl(222, 52%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#785f26  rgb(120, 95, 38)  hsl(42, 52%, 31%)  Field Drab
#78263f  rgb(120, 38, 63)  hsl(342, 52%, 31%)  Claret
#3f7826  rgb(63, 120, 38)  hsl(102, 52%, 31%)  Sap Green