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#264BD4

#264bd4 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264bd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.08% cyan, 64.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 227.24°, with 69.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #264bd4
  2. #d4af26

Split complementary

  1. #264bd4
  2. #d45826
  3. #a2d426

Analogous

  1. #26a2d4
  2. #264bd4
  3. #5826d4

Triadic

  1. #264bd4
  2. #d4264b
  3. #4bd426

Tetradic

  1. #264bd4
  2. #af26d4
  3. #d4af26
  4. #4bd426

Square

  1. #264bd4
  2. #d426a2
  3. #d4af26
  4. #26d458

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1d52
  2. #1a3493
  3. #264bd4
  4. #637fe3
  5. #a4b4ef

Shades

#264bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264bd4
  2. #2244bf
  3. #1e3caa
  4. #1b3594
  5. #172d7f
  6. #13266a
  7. #0f1e55
  8. #0b1740
  9. #080f2a
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#264bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264bd4
  2. #3c5dd8
  3. #516fdd
  4. #6781e1
  5. #7d93e5
  6. #93a5ea
  7. #a8b7ee
  8. #bec9f2
  9. #d4dbf6
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264bd4
  2. #2f50cc
  3. #3856c3
  4. #415bbb
  5. #4a60b2
  6. #5366aa
  7. #5c6ba2
  8. #657099
  9. #6e7591
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264bd4 {
  color: #264bd4;
}
Background
.bg-264bd4 {
  background-color: #264bd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #264bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 75 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 70% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264bd4, #5826d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 75 212 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.59 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.90 #d9b42b Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264bd4  rgb(38, 75, 212)  hsl(227, 70%, 49%)  Sapphire
#d4af26  rgb(212, 175, 38)  hsl(47, 70%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#d4264b  rgb(212, 38, 75)  hsl(347, 70%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4bd426  rgb(75, 212, 38)  hsl(107, 70%, 49%)  Lime Green