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#265CD7

#265cd7 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#265cd7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 36.08% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.33% cyan, 57.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 221.69°, with 69.96% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #265cd7
  2. #d7a126

Split complementary

  1. #265cd7
  2. #d74826
  3. #b5d726

Analogous

  1. #26b5d7
  2. #265cd7
  3. #4826d7

Triadic

  1. #265cd7
  2. #d7265c
  3. #5cd726

Tetradic

  1. #265cd7
  2. #a126d7
  3. #d7a126
  4. #5cd726

Square

  1. #265cd7
  2. #d726b5
  3. #d7a126
  4. #26d748

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2455
  2. #1b4096
  3. #265cd7
  4. #668ce4
  5. #a7bdef

Shades

#265cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265cd7
  2. #2253c2
  3. #1e4aac
  4. #1b4097
  5. #173781
  6. #132e6c
  7. #0f2556
  8. #0b1c41
  9. #08122b
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#265cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265cd7
  2. #3c6cdb
  3. #517ddf
  4. #678de3
  5. #7d9de7
  6. #93aeeb
  7. #a8beef
  8. #becef3
  9. #d4def7
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265cd7
  2. #2f60ce
  3. #3863c6
  4. #4167bd
  5. #4a6ab4
  6. #536eac
  7. #5c72a3
  8. #65759a
  9. #6e7991
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5361a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265cd7 {
  color: #265cd7;
}
Background
.bg-265cd7 {
  background-color: #265cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #265cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 92 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265cd7, #4826d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 92 215 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.11 #d9a328 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Denim
#265cd7  rgb(38, 92, 215)  hsl(222, 70%, 50%)  Denim
#d7a126  rgb(215, 161, 38)  hsl(42, 70%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#d7265c  rgb(215, 38, 92)  hsl(342, 70%, 50%)  Ruby
#5cd726  rgb(92, 215, 38)  hsl(102, 70%, 50%)  Lime Green