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#264EBA

#264eba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 30.59% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.78°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.0941

Complementary

  1. #264eba
  2. #ba9226

Split complementary

  1. #264eba
  2. #ba4826
  3. #98ba26

Analogous

  1. #2698ba
  2. #264eba
  3. #4826ba

Triadic

  1. #264eba
  2. #ba264e
  3. #4eba26

Tetradic

  1. #264eba
  2. #9226ba
  3. #ba9226
  4. #4eba26

Square

  1. #264eba
  2. #ba2698
  3. #ba9226
  4. #26ba48

Monochromatic

  1. #0c193b
  2. #19337a
  3. #264eba
  4. #5176db
  5. #91a8e8

Shades

#264eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264eba
  2. #2246a7
  3. #1e3e95
  4. #1b3782
  5. #172f70
  6. #13275d
  7. #0f1f4a
  8. #0b1738
  9. #081025
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#264eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264eba
  2. #3c60c1
  3. #5171c8
  4. #6783cf
  5. #7d95d6
  6. #93a7dd
  7. #a8b8e3
  8. #becaea
  9. #d4dcf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264eba
  2. #2f53b4
  3. #3858ae
  4. #415da9
  5. #4a62a3
  6. #53679d
  7. #5c6c97
  8. #657191
  9. #6e768c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48538a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264eba {
  color: #264eba;
}
Background
.bg-264eba {
  background-color: #264eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264eba {
  border: 2px solid #264eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 78 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264eba, #4826ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 78 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.46 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.82 #d9b145 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264eba  rgb(38, 78, 186)  hsl(224, 66%, 44%)  Sapphire
#ba9226  rgb(186, 146, 38)  hsl(44, 66%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba264e  rgb(186, 38, 78)  hsl(344, 66%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4eba26  rgb(78, 186, 38)  hsl(104, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green