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#264BD8

#264bd8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264bd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.41% cyan, 65.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 227.53°, with 70.08% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.104

Complementary

  1. #264bd8
  2. #d8b326

Split complementary

  1. #264bd8
  2. #d85a26
  3. #a4d826

Analogous

  1. #26a4d8
  2. #264bd8
  3. #5a26d8

Triadic

  1. #264bd8
  2. #d8264b
  3. #4bd826

Tetradic

  1. #264bd8
  2. #b326d8
  3. #d8b326
  4. #4bd826

Square

  1. #264bd8
  2. #d826a4
  3. #d8b326
  4. #26d85a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e56
  2. #1b3497
  3. #264bd8
  4. #6680e4
  5. #a7b6f0

Shades

#264bd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264bd8
  2. #2244c2
  3. #1e3cad
  4. #1b3597
  5. #172d82
  6. #13266c
  7. #0f1e56
  8. #0b1741
  9. #080f2b
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#264bd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264bd8
  2. #3c5ddc
  3. #516fe0
  4. #6781e4
  5. #7d93e8
  6. #93a5ec
  7. #a8b7ef
  8. #bec9f3
  9. #d4dbf7
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264bd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264bd8
  2. #2f50cf
  3. #3856c6
  4. #415bbe
  5. #4a60b5
  6. #5366ac
  7. #5c6ba3
  8. #65709a
  9. #6e7592
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b559d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264bd8 {
  color: #264bd8;
}
Background
.bg-264bd8 {
  background-color: #264bd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264bd8 {
  border: 2px solid #264bd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264bd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 75 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264bd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264bd8, #5a26d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264bd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 75 216 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.35 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.86 #d9b427 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#264bd8  rgb(38, 75, 216)  hsl(228, 70%, 50%)  Iris
#d8b326  rgb(216, 179, 38)  hsl(48, 70%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#d8264b  rgb(216, 38, 75)  hsl(348, 70%, 50%)  Amaranth
#4bd826  rgb(75, 216, 38)  hsl(108, 70%, 50%)  Lime Green