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#264ECA

#264eca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264eca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.19% cyan, 61.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.37°, with 68.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #264eca
  2. #caa226

Split complementary

  1. #264eca
  2. #ca5026
  3. #a0ca26

Analogous

  1. #26a0ca
  2. #264eca
  3. #5026ca

Triadic

  1. #264eca
  2. #ca264e
  3. #4eca26

Tetradic

  1. #264eca
  2. #a226ca
  3. #caa226
  4. #4eca26

Square

  1. #264eca
  2. #ca26a0
  3. #caa226
  4. #26ca50

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1c49
  2. #1a358a
  3. #264eca
  4. #5c7ce0
  5. #9db0ec

Shades

#264eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264eca
  2. #2246b6
  3. #1e3ea2
  4. #1b378d
  5. #172f79
  6. #132765
  7. #0f1f51
  8. #0b173d
  9. #081028
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#264eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264eca
  2. #3c60cf
  3. #5171d5
  4. #6783da
  5. #7d95df
  6. #93a7e5
  7. #a8b8ea
  8. #becaef
  9. #d4dcf4
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264eca
  2. #2f53c3
  3. #3858bb
  4. #415db4
  5. #4a62ac
  6. #5367a5
  7. #5c6c9e
  8. #657196
  9. #6e768f
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264eca {
  color: #264eca;
}
Background
.bg-264eca {
  background-color: #264eca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264eca {
  border: 2px solid #264eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 78 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264eca, #5026ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 78 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.60 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.76 #d9b135 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264eca  rgb(38, 78, 202)  hsl(225, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#caa226  rgb(202, 162, 38)  hsl(45, 68%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#ca264e  rgb(202, 38, 78)  hsl(345, 68%, 47%)  Brick Red
#4eca26  rgb(78, 202, 38)  hsl(105, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green