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#264BB4

#264bb4 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264bb4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.41% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.89% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 224.37°, with 65.14% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.0874

Complementary

  1. #264bb4
  2. #b48f26

Split complementary

  1. #264bb4
  2. #b44826
  3. #92b426

Analogous

  1. #2692b4
  2. #264bb4
  3. #4826b4

Triadic

  1. #264bb4
  2. #b4264b
  3. #4bb426

Tetradic

  1. #264bb4
  2. #8f26b4
  3. #b48f26
  4. #4bb426

Square

  1. #264bb4
  2. #b42692
  3. #b48f26
  4. #26b448

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1636
  2. #193175
  3. #264bb4
  4. #4d72d9
  5. #8ca4e7

Shades

#264bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264bb4
  2. #2244a2
  3. #1e3c90
  4. #1b357e
  5. #172d6c
  6. #13265a
  7. #0f1e48
  8. #0b1736
  9. #080f24
  10. #040812
  11. #000000

Tints

#264bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264bb4
  2. #3c5dbc
  3. #516fc3
  4. #6781cb
  5. #7d93d2
  6. #93a5da
  7. #a8b7e1
  8. #bec9e9
  9. #d4dbf0
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264bb4
  2. #2f50af
  3. #3856aa
  4. #415ba4
  5. #4a609f
  6. #53669a
  7. #5c6b95
  8. #657090
  9. #6e758a
  10. #777b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004db2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264bb4 {
  color: #264bb4;
}
Background
.bg-264bb4 {
  background-color: #264bb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #264bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 75 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264bb4, #4826b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 75 180 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.03 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.83 #d9b44b Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#264bb4  rgb(38, 75, 180)  hsl(224, 65%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#b48f26  rgb(180, 143, 38)  hsl(44, 65%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b4264b  rgb(180, 38, 75)  hsl(344, 65%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4bb426  rgb(75, 180, 38)  hsl(104, 65%, 43%)  Kelly Green