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#264ECB

#264ecb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 225.45°, 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.1017

Complementary

  1. #264ecb
  2. #cba326

Split complementary

  1. #264ecb
  2. #cb5026
  3. #a0cb26

Analogous

  1. #26a0cb
  2. #264ecb
  3. #5026cb

Triadic

  1. #264ecb
  2. #cb264e
  3. #4ecb26

Tetradic

  1. #264ecb
  2. #a326cb
  3. #cba326
  4. #4ecb26

Square

  1. #264ecb
  2. #cb26a0
  3. #cba326
  4. #26cb50

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1c4a
  2. #1a358b
  3. #264ecb
  4. #5d7de1
  5. #9db1ed

Shades

#264ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264ecb
  2. #2246b7
  3. #1e3ea2
  4. #1b378e
  5. #172f7a
  6. #132766
  7. #0f1f51
  8. #0b173d
  9. #081029
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#264ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264ecb
  2. #3c60d0
  3. #5171d5
  4. #6783db
  5. #7d95e0
  6. #93a7e5
  7. #a8b8ea
  8. #becaef
  9. #d4dcf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264ecb
  2. #2f53c4
  3. #3858bc
  4. #415db5
  5. #4a62ad
  6. #5367a6
  7. #5c6c9e
  8. #657197
  9. #6e768f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264ecb {
  color: #264ecb;
}
Background
.bg-264ecb {
  background-color: #264ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264ecb {
  border: 2px solid #264ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 78 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264ecb, #5026cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 78 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.94 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.66 #d9b134 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264ecb  rgb(38, 78, 203)  hsl(225, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#cba326  rgb(203, 163, 38)  hsl(45, 68%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#cb264e  rgb(203, 38, 78)  hsl(345, 68%, 47%)  Brick Red
#4ecb26  rgb(78, 203, 38)  hsl(105, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green