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#266BDF

#266bdf ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266bdf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 41.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.96% cyan, 52.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 217.62°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1626

Complementary

  1. #266bdf
  2. #df9a26

Split complementary

  1. #266bdf
  2. #df3e26
  3. #c8df26

Analogous

  1. #26c8df
  2. #266bdf
  3. #3e26df

Triadic

  1. #266bdf
  2. #df266b
  3. #6bdf26

Tetradic

  1. #266bdf
  2. #9a26df
  3. #df9a26
  4. #6bdf26

Square

  1. #266bdf
  2. #df26c8
  3. #df9a26
  4. #26df3e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2c5e
  2. #184ba1
  3. #266bdf
  4. #6998e9
  5. #abc6f3

Shades

#266bdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266bdf
  2. #2260c9
  3. #1e56b2
  4. #1b4b9c
  5. #174086
  6. #133670
  7. #0f2b59
  8. #0b2043
  9. #08152d
  10. #040b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#266bdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266bdf
  2. #3c7ae2
  3. #5189e5
  4. #6797e9
  5. #7da6ec
  6. #93b5ef
  7. #a8c4f2
  8. #bed3f5
  9. #d4e1f9
  10. #e9f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266bdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266bdf
  2. #2f6dd6
  3. #386fcc
  4. #4171c3
  5. #4a73b9
  6. #5376b0
  7. #5c78a6
  8. #657a9d
  9. #6e7c93
  10. #777e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1379e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c74e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266bdf {
  color: #266bdf;
}
Background
.bg-266bdf {
  background-color: #266bdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266bdf {
  border: 2px solid #266bdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266bdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 107 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266bdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266bdf, #3e26df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266bdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 107 223 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.19 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.92 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.43 #d99420 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#266bdf  rgb(38, 107, 223)  hsl(218, 74%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#df9a26  rgb(223, 154, 38)  hsl(38, 74%, 51%)  Gamboge
#df266b  rgb(223, 38, 107)  hsl(338, 74%, 51%)  Razzmatazz
#6bdf26  rgb(107, 223, 38)  hsl(98, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green