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#264BD3

#264bd3 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264bd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.99% cyan, 64.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 227.17°, with 69.48% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.1015

Complementary

  1. #264bd3
  2. #d3ae26

Split complementary

  1. #264bd3
  2. #d35726
  3. #a1d326

Analogous

  1. #26a1d3
  2. #264bd3
  3. #5726d3

Triadic

  1. #264bd3
  2. #d3264b
  3. #4bd326

Tetradic

  1. #264bd3
  2. #ae26d3
  3. #d3ae26
  4. #4bd326

Square

  1. #264bd3
  2. #d326a1
  3. #d3ae26
  4. #26d357

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1d51
  2. #1a3492
  3. #264bd3
  4. #637ee3
  5. #a3b4ef

Shades

#264bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264bd3
  2. #2244be
  3. #1e3ca9
  4. #1b3594
  5. #172d7f
  6. #13266a
  7. #0f1e54
  8. #0b173f
  9. #080f2a
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#264bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264bd3
  2. #3c5dd7
  3. #516fdc
  4. #6781e0
  5. #7d93e5
  6. #93a5e9
  7. #a8b7ed
  8. #bec9f2
  9. #d4dbf6
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264bd3
  2. #2f50cb
  3. #3856c2
  4. #415bba
  5. #4a60b2
  6. #5366aa
  7. #5c6ba1
  8. #657099
  9. #6e7591
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264bd3 {
  color: #264bd3;
}
Background
.bg-264bd3 {
  background-color: #264bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #264bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 75 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264bd3, #5726d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 75 211 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.81 #d9b42c Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264bd3  rgb(38, 75, 211)  hsl(227, 69%, 49%)  Sapphire
#d3ae26  rgb(211, 174, 38)  hsl(47, 69%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#d3264b  rgb(211, 38, 75)  hsl(347, 69%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4bd326  rgb(75, 211, 38)  hsl(107, 69%, 49%)  Lime Green