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#264ECE

#264ece ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264ece 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.55% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 225.71°, with 68.85% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.1032

Complementary

  1. #264ece
  2. #cea626

Split complementary

  1. #264ece
  2. #ce5226
  3. #a2ce26

Analogous

  1. #26a2ce
  2. #264ece
  3. #5226ce

Triadic

  1. #264ece
  2. #ce264e
  3. #4ece26

Tetradic

  1. #264ece
  2. #a626ce
  3. #cea626
  4. #4ece26

Square

  1. #264ece
  2. #ce26a2
  3. #cea626
  4. #26ce52

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1d4d
  2. #1a368d
  3. #264ece
  4. #5f7ee1
  5. #a0b2ed

Shades

#264ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264ece
  2. #2246b9
  3. #1e3ea5
  4. #1b3790
  5. #172f7c
  6. #132767
  7. #0f1f52
  8. #0b173e
  9. #081029
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#264ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264ece
  2. #3c60d3
  3. #5171d8
  4. #6783dd
  5. #7d95e2
  6. #93a7e7
  7. #a8b8eb
  8. #becaf0
  9. #d4dcf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264ece
  2. #2f53c6
  3. #3858be
  4. #415db7
  5. #4a62af
  6. #5367a7
  7. #5c6c9f
  8. #657197
  9. #6e7690
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264ece {
  color: #264ece;
}
Background
.bg-264ece {
  background-color: #264ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264ece {
  border: 2px solid #264ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264ece, #5226ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.14 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.02 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.80 #d9b131 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264ece  rgb(38, 78, 206)  hsl(226, 69%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cea626  rgb(206, 166, 38)  hsl(46, 69%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#ce264e  rgb(206, 38, 78)  hsl(346, 69%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4ece26  rgb(78, 206, 38)  hsl(106, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green