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#266DBB

#266dbb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266dbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 42.75% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.68% cyan, 41.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 211.41°, with 66.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #266dbb
  2. #bb7426

Split complementary

  1. #266dbb
  2. #bb2a26
  3. #b8bb26

Analogous

  1. #26b8bb
  2. #266dbb
  3. #2a26bb

Triadic

  1. #266dbb
  2. #bb266d
  3. #6dbb26

Tetradic

  1. #266dbb
  2. #7426bb
  3. #bb7426
  4. #6dbb26

Square

  1. #266dbb
  2. #bb26b8
  3. #bb7426
  4. #26bb2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c233c
  2. #19487b
  3. #266dbb
  4. #5294dc
  5. #91bbe9

Shades

#266dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266dbb
  2. #2262a8
  3. #1e5796
  4. #1b4c83
  5. #174170
  6. #13375e
  7. #0f2c4b
  8. #0b2138
  9. #081625
  10. #040b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#266dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266dbb
  2. #3c7cc2
  3. #518ac9
  4. #6799cf
  5. #7da7d6
  6. #93b6dd
  7. #a8c5e4
  8. #bed3eb
  9. #d4e2f1
  10. #e9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266dbb
  2. #2f6fb5
  3. #3871af
  4. #4173a9
  5. #4a75a3
  6. #53779e
  7. #5c7898
  8. #657a92
  9. #6e7c8c
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4673be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c66b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c71bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a69ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266dbb {
  color: #266dbb;
}
Background
.bg-266dbb {
  background-color: #266dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266dbb {
  border: 2px solid #266dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 109 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266dbb, #2a26bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 109 187 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.04 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.62 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.66 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.97 #d99244 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#266dbb  rgb(38, 109, 187)  hsl(211, 66%, 44%)  True Blue
#bb7426  rgb(187, 116, 38)  hsl(31, 66%, 44%)  Copper
#bb266d  rgb(187, 38, 109)  hsl(331, 66%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#6dbb26  rgb(109, 187, 38)  hsl(91, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green