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#264CD5

#264cd5 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.16% cyan, 64.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 226.97°, with 69.72% saturation and 49.22% 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 Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1039

Complementary

  1. #264cd5
  2. #d5af26

Split complementary

  1. #264cd5
  2. #d55826
  3. #a4d526

Analogous

  1. #26a4d5
  2. #264cd5
  3. #5826d5

Triadic

  1. #264cd5
  2. #d5264c
  3. #4cd526

Tetradic

  1. #264cd5
  2. #af26d5
  3. #d5af26
  4. #4cd526

Square

  1. #264cd5
  2. #d526a4
  3. #d5af26
  4. #26d558

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e53
  2. #1a3594
  3. #264cd5
  4. #6480e3
  5. #a5b5ef

Shades

#264cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264cd5
  2. #2244c0
  3. #1e3daa
  4. #1b3595
  5. #172e80
  6. #13266b
  7. #0f1e55
  8. #0b1740
  9. #080f2b
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#264cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264cd5
  2. #3c5ed9
  3. #5170dd
  4. #6782e2
  5. #7d94e6
  6. #93a6ea
  7. #a8b7ee
  8. #bec9f2
  9. #d4dbf7
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264cd5
  2. #2f51cd
  3. #3856c4
  4. #415cbc
  5. #4a61b3
  6. #5366ab
  7. #5c6ba2
  8. #65709a
  9. #6e7691
  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 #4b559b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264cd5 {
  color: #264cd5;
}
Background
.bg-264cd5 {
  background-color: #264cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #264cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 76 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 70% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264cd5, #5826d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 76 213 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.71 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.77 #d9b32a Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264cd5  rgb(38, 76, 213)  hsl(227, 70%, 49%)  Sapphire
#d5af26  rgb(213, 175, 38)  hsl(47, 70%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#d5264c  rgb(213, 38, 76)  hsl(347, 70%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4cd526  rgb(76, 213, 38)  hsl(107, 70%, 49%)  Lime Green