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#264BD1

#264bd1 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264bd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 64.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 227.02°, with 69.23% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #264bd1
  2. #d1ac26

Split complementary

  1. #264bd1
  2. #d15726
  3. #a0d126

Analogous

  1. #26a0d1
  2. #264bd1
  3. #5726d1

Triadic

  1. #264bd1
  2. #d1264b
  3. #4bd126

Tetradic

  1. #264bd1
  2. #ac26d1
  3. #d1ac26
  4. #4bd126

Square

  1. #264bd1
  2. #d126a0
  3. #d1ac26
  4. #26d157

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1d50
  2. #1a3490
  3. #264bd1
  4. #617de2
  5. #a2b2ee

Shades

#264bd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264bd1
  2. #2244bc
  3. #1e3ca7
  4. #1b3592
  5. #172d7d
  6. #132669
  7. #0f1e54
  8. #0b173f
  9. #080f2a
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#264bd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264bd1
  2. #3c5dd6
  3. #516fda
  4. #6781df
  5. #7d93e3
  6. #93a5e8
  7. #a8b7ed
  8. #bec9f1
  9. #d4dbf6
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264bd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264bd1
  2. #2f50c9
  3. #3856c1
  4. #415bb9
  5. #4a60b1
  6. #5366a9
  7. #5c6ba0
  8. #657098
  9. #6e7590
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264bd1 {
  color: #264bd1;
}
Background
.bg-264bd1 {
  background-color: #264bd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264bd1 {
  border: 2px solid #264bd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264bd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 75 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264bd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264bd1, #5726d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264bd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 75 209 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.63 #d9b42e Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264bd1  rgb(38, 75, 209)  hsl(227, 69%, 48%)  Sapphire
#d1ac26  rgb(209, 172, 38)  hsl(47, 69%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#d1264b  rgb(209, 38, 75)  hsl(347, 69%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4bd126  rgb(75, 209, 38)  hsl(107, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green