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#264FBE

#264fbe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#264fbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 30.98% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 58.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 223.82°, with 66.67% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.0972

Complementary

  1. #264fbe
  2. #be9526

Split complementary

  1. #264fbe
  2. #be4926
  3. #9bbe26

Analogous

  1. #269bbe
  2. #264fbe
  3. #4926be

Triadic

  1. #264fbe
  2. #be264f
  3. #4fbe26

Tetradic

  1. #264fbe
  2. #9526be
  3. #be9526
  4. #4fbe26

Square

  1. #264fbe
  2. #be269b
  3. #be9526
  4. #26be49

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a3f
  2. #19347e
  3. #264fbe
  4. #5479dd
  5. #94abea

Shades

#264fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264fbe
  2. #2247ab
  3. #1e3f98
  4. #1b3785
  5. #172f72
  6. #13285f
  7. #0f204c
  8. #0b1839
  9. #081026
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#264fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264fbe
  2. #3c61c5
  3. #5172cb
  4. #6784d2
  5. #7d95d8
  6. #93a7df
  7. #a8b9e5
  8. #becaec
  9. #d4dcf2
  10. #e9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264fbe
  2. #2f54b8
  3. #3859b2
  4. #415eab
  5. #4a63a5
  6. #53689f
  7. #5c6c99
  8. #657193
  9. #6e768c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49548c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264fbe {
  color: #264fbe;
}
Background
.bg-264fbe {
  background-color: #264fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264fbe {
  border: 2px solid #264fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 79 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264fbe, #4926be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 79 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.77 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.53 #d9b041 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#264fbe  rgb(38, 79, 190)  hsl(224, 67%, 45%)  Sapphire
#be9526  rgb(190, 149, 38)  hsl(44, 67%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be264f  rgb(190, 38, 79)  hsl(344, 67%, 45%)  Cardinal
#4fbe26  rgb(79, 190, 38)  hsl(104, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green