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#264ABA

#264aba ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.02% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 60.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 225.41°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.0885

Complementary

  1. #264aba
  2. #ba9626

Split complementary

  1. #264aba
  2. #ba4c26
  3. #94ba26

Analogous

  1. #2694ba
  2. #264aba
  3. #4c26ba

Triadic

  1. #264aba
  2. #ba264a
  3. #4aba26

Tetradic

  1. #264aba
  2. #9626ba
  3. #ba9626
  4. #4aba26

Square

  1. #264aba
  2. #ba2694
  3. #ba9626
  4. #26ba4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c173b
  2. #19317a
  3. #264aba
  4. #5173db
  5. #91a6e8

Shades

#264aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264aba
  2. #2243a7
  3. #1e3b95
  4. #1b3482
  5. #172c70
  6. #13255d
  7. #0f1e4a
  8. #0b1638
  9. #080f25
  10. #040713
  11. #000000

Tints

#264aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264aba
  2. #3c5cc1
  3. #516ec8
  4. #6780cf
  5. #7d92d6
  6. #93a5dd
  7. #a8b7e3
  8. #bec9ea
  9. #d4dbf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264aba
  2. #2f4fb4
  3. #3855ae
  4. #415aa9
  5. #4a60a3
  6. #53659d
  7. #5c6a97
  8. #657091
  9. #6e758c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465089 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00677b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264aba {
  color: #264aba;
}
Background
.bg-264aba {
  background-color: #264aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264aba {
  border: 2px solid #264aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 74 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264aba, #4c26ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 74 186 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.88 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.56 #d9b545 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#264aba  rgb(38, 74, 186)  hsl(225, 66%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#ba9626  rgb(186, 150, 38)  hsl(45, 66%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba264a  rgb(186, 38, 74)  hsl(345, 66%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4aba26  rgb(74, 186, 38)  hsl(105, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green