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#264DCB

#264dcb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264dcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 30.2% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 62.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 225.82°, with 68.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #264dcb
  2. #cba426

Split complementary

  1. #264dcb
  2. #cb5126
  3. #9fcb26

Analogous

  1. #269fcb
  2. #264dcb
  3. #5126cb

Triadic

  1. #264dcb
  2. #cb264d
  3. #4dcb26

Tetradic

  1. #264dcb
  2. #a426cb
  3. #cba426
  4. #4dcb26

Square

  1. #264dcb
  2. #cb269f
  3. #cba426
  4. #26cb51

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1c4a
  2. #1a358b
  3. #264dcb
  4. #5d7ce1
  5. #9db0ed

Shades

#264dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264dcb
  2. #2245b7
  3. #1e3ea2
  4. #1b368e
  5. #172e7a
  6. #132766
  7. #0f1f51
  8. #0b173d
  9. #080f29
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#264dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264dcb
  2. #3c5fd0
  3. #5171d5
  4. #6782db
  5. #7d94e0
  6. #93a6e5
  7. #a8b8ea
  8. #becaef
  9. #d4dbf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264dcb
  2. #2f52c4
  3. #3857bc
  4. #415cb5
  5. #4a61ad
  6. #5367a6
  7. #5c6c9e
  8. #657197
  9. #6e768f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264dcb {
  color: #264dcb;
}
Background
.bg-264dcb {
  background-color: #264dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264dcb {
  border: 2px solid #264dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 77 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264dcb, #5126cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 77 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.95 #d9b234 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264dcb  rgb(38, 77, 203)  hsl(226, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#cba426  rgb(203, 164, 38)  hsl(46, 68%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#cb264d  rgb(203, 38, 77)  hsl(346, 68%, 47%)  Brick Red
#4dcb26  rgb(77, 203, 38)  hsl(106, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green