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#264CC3

#264cc3 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264cc3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 29.8% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.51% cyan, 61.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 225.48°, with 67.38% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #264cc3
  2. #c39d26

Split complementary

  1. #264cc3
  2. #c34f26
  3. #9bc326

Analogous

  1. #269bc3
  2. #264cc3
  3. #4f26c3

Triadic

  1. #264cc3
  2. #c3264c
  3. #4cc326

Tetradic

  1. #264cc3
  2. #9d26c3
  3. #c39d26
  4. #4cc326

Square

  1. #264cc3
  2. #c3269b
  3. #c39d26
  4. #26c34f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a43
  2. #1a3383
  3. #264cc3
  4. #5778de
  5. #97abeb

Shades

#264cc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264cc3
  2. #2244b0
  3. #1e3d9c
  4. #1b3589
  5. #172e75
  6. #132662
  7. #0f1e4e
  8. #0b173b
  9. #080f27
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#264cc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264cc3
  2. #3c5ec9
  3. #5170cf
  4. #6782d5
  5. #7d94db
  6. #93a6e1
  7. #a8b7e7
  8. #bec9ed
  9. #d4dbf3
  10. #e9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264cc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264cc3
  2. #2f51bc
  3. #3856b6
  4. #415caf
  5. #4a61a8
  6. #5366a2
  7. #5c6b9b
  8. #657094
  9. #6e768d
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48538f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ec2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00609f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264cc3 {
  color: #264cc3;
}
Background
.bg-264cc3 {
  background-color: #264cc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264cc3 {
  border: 2px solid #264cc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264cc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 76 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 67% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264cc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264cc3, #4f26c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264cc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 76 195 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.86 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.93 #d9b33c Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264cc3  rgb(38, 76, 195)  hsl(225, 67%, 46%)  Sapphire
#c39d26  rgb(195, 157, 38)  hsl(45, 67%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#c3264c  rgb(195, 38, 76)  hsl(345, 67%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4cc326  rgb(76, 195, 38)  hsl(105, 67%, 46%)  Kelly Green