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#264BC5

#264bc5 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264bc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.71% cyan, 61.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 226.04°, with 67.66% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.0948

Complementary

  1. #264bc5
  2. #c5a026

Split complementary

  1. #264bc5
  2. #c55126
  3. #9ac526

Analogous

  1. #269ac5
  2. #264bc5
  3. #5126c5

Triadic

  1. #264bc5
  2. #c5264b
  3. #4bc526

Tetradic

  1. #264bc5
  2. #a026c5
  3. #c5a026
  4. #4bc526

Square

  1. #264bc5
  2. #c5269a
  3. #c5a026
  4. #26c551

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a45
  2. #1a3385
  3. #264bc5
  4. #5978df
  5. #99aceb

Shades

#264bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264bc5
  2. #2244b1
  3. #1e3c9e
  4. #1b358a
  5. #172d76
  6. #132663
  7. #0f1e4f
  8. #0b173b
  9. #080f27
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#264bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264bc5
  2. #3c5dcb
  3. #516fd1
  4. #6781d6
  5. #7d93dc
  6. #93a5e2
  7. #a8b7e8
  8. #bec9ee
  9. #d4dbf3
  10. #e9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264bc5
  2. #2f50be
  3. #3856b7
  4. #415bb0
  5. #4a60a9
  6. #5366a3
  7. #5c6b9c
  8. #657095
  9. #6e758e
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ec4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264bc5 {
  color: #264bc5;
}
Background
.bg-264bc5 {
  background-color: #264bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #264bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 75 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264bc5, #5126c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 75 197 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.13 #d9b43a Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264bc5  rgb(38, 75, 197)  hsl(226, 68%, 46%)  Sapphire
#c5a026  rgb(197, 160, 38)  hsl(46, 68%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#c5264b  rgb(197, 38, 75)  hsl(346, 68%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4bc526  rgb(75, 197, 38)  hsl(106, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green