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#266CBC

#266cbc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266cbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 42.35% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.79% cyan, 42.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 66.37% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #266cbc
  2. #bc7626

Split complementary

  1. #266cbc
  2. #bc2b26
  3. #b7bc26

Analogous

  1. #26b7bc
  2. #266cbc
  3. #2b26bc

Triadic

  1. #266cbc
  2. #bc266c
  3. #6cbc26

Tetradic

  1. #266cbc
  2. #7626bc
  3. #bc7626
  4. #6cbc26

Square

  1. #266cbc
  2. #bc26b7
  3. #bc7626
  4. #26bc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c233d
  2. #19477c
  3. #266cbc
  4. #5293dc
  5. #92bbe9

Shades

#266cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266cbc
  2. #2261a9
  3. #1e5696
  4. #1b4c84
  5. #174171
  6. #13365e
  7. #0f2b4b
  8. #0b2038
  9. #081626
  10. #040b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#266cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266cbc
  2. #3c7bc3
  3. #5189c9
  4. #6798d0
  5. #7da7d7
  6. #93b6de
  7. #a8c4e4
  8. #bed3eb
  9. #d4e2f2
  10. #e9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266cbc
  2. #2f6eb6
  3. #3870b0
  4. #4172aa
  5. #4a74a4
  6. #53769e
  7. #5c7898
  8. #657a92
  9. #6e7c8c
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4473bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2865ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a70be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2768bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266cbc {
  color: #266cbc;
}
Background
.bg-266cbc {
  background-color: #266cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266cbc {
  border: 2px solid #266cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 108 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266cbc, #2b26bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 108 188 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.34 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.65 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.26 #d99343 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

True Blue
#266cbc  rgb(38, 108, 188)  hsl(212, 66%, 44%)  True Blue
#bc7626  rgb(188, 118, 38)  hsl(32, 66%, 44%)  Copper
#bc266c  rgb(188, 38, 108)  hsl(332, 66%, 44%)  Telemagenta
#6cbc26  rgb(108, 188, 38)  hsl(92, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green