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#264CA3

#264ca3 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#264ca3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.8% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.69% cyan, 53.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 221.76°, with 62.19% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0823

Complementary

  1. #264ca3
  2. #a37d26

Split complementary

  1. #264ca3
  2. #a33e26
  3. #8aa326

Analogous

  1. #268aa3
  2. #264ca3
  3. #3e26a3

Triadic

  1. #264ca3
  2. #a3264c
  3. #4ca326

Tetradic

  1. #264ca3
  2. #7d26a3
  3. #a37d26
  4. #4ca326

Square

  1. #264ca3
  2. #a3268a
  3. #a37d26
  4. #26a33e

Monochromatic

  1. #091227
  2. #182f65
  3. #264ca3
  4. #426ed3
  5. #809ee2

Shades

#264ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264ca3
  2. #224493
  3. #1e3d82
  4. #1b3572
  5. #172e62
  6. #132652
  7. #0f1e41
  8. #0b1731
  9. #080f21
  10. #040810
  11. #000000

Tints

#264ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264ca3
  2. #3c5eac
  3. #5170b5
  4. #6782bf
  5. #7d94c8
  6. #93a6d1
  7. #a8b7da
  8. #bec9e3
  9. #d4dbed
  10. #e9edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264ca3
  2. #2f51a0
  3. #38569c
  4. #415c99
  5. #4a6195
  6. #536692
  7. #5c6b8e
  8. #65708b
  9. #6e7687
  10. #777b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d57a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a53a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264ca3 {
  color: #264ca3;
}
Background
.bg-264ca3 {
  background-color: #264ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #264ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 76 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264ca3, #3e26a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 76 163 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.56 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.75 #d9b35c Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#264ca3  rgb(38, 76, 163)  hsl(222, 62%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#a37d26  rgb(163, 125, 38)  hsl(42, 62%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a3264c  rgb(163, 38, 76)  hsl(342, 62%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4ca326  rgb(76, 163, 38)  hsl(102, 62%, 39%)  Kelly Green