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#266DBD

#266dbd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266dbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.89% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 211.79°, with 66.52% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #266dbd
  2. #bd7626

Split complementary

  1. #266dbd
  2. #bd2b26
  3. #b8bd26

Analogous

  1. #26b8bd
  2. #266dbd
  3. #2b26bd

Triadic

  1. #266dbd
  2. #bd266d
  3. #6dbd26

Tetradic

  1. #266dbd
  2. #7626bd
  3. #bd7626
  4. #6dbd26

Square

  1. #266dbd
  2. #bd26b8
  3. #bd7626
  4. #26bd2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c243e
  2. #19487d
  3. #266dbd
  4. #5394dc
  5. #93bbe9

Shades

#266dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266dbd
  2. #2262aa
  3. #1e5797
  4. #1b4c84
  5. #174171
  6. #13375f
  7. #0f2c4c
  8. #0b2139
  9. #081626
  10. #040b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#266dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266dbd
  2. #3c7cc4
  3. #518aca
  4. #6799d1
  5. #7da7d7
  6. #93b6de
  7. #a8c5e5
  8. #bed3eb
  9. #d4e2f2
  10. #e9f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266dbd
  2. #2f6fb7
  3. #3871b1
  4. #4173ab
  5. #4a75a5
  6. #53779f
  7. #5c7898
  8. #657a92
  9. #6e7c8c
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4573c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a66bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b71bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2869bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266dbd {
  color: #266dbd;
}
Background
.bg-266dbd {
  background-color: #266dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266dbd {
  border: 2px solid #266dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 109 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266dbd, #2b26bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 109 189 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.99 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.79 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.91 #d99242 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#266dbd  rgb(38, 109, 189)  hsl(212, 67%, 45%)  True Blue
#bd7626  rgb(189, 118, 38)  hsl(32, 67%, 45%)  Copper
#bd266d  rgb(189, 38, 109)  hsl(332, 67%, 45%)  Telemagenta
#6dbd26  rgb(109, 189, 38)  hsl(92, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green