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#266EAA

#266eaa ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266eaa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 43.14% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.65% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 63.46% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1447

Complementary

  1. #266eaa
  2. #aa6226

Split complementary

  1. #266eaa
  2. #aa262c
  3. #aaa426

Analogous

  1. #26aaa4
  2. #266eaa
  3. #262caa

Triadic

  1. #266eaa
  2. #aa266e
  3. #6eaa26

Tetradic

  1. #266eaa
  2. #6226aa
  3. #aa6226
  4. #6eaa26

Square

  1. #266eaa
  2. #a426aa
  3. #aa6226
  4. #2caa26

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1d2d
  2. #18466b
  3. #266eaa
  4. #4795d6
  5. #85b9e4

Shades

#266eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266eaa
  2. #226399
  3. #1e5888
  4. #1b4d77
  5. #174266
  6. #133755
  7. #0f2c44
  8. #0b2133
  9. #081622
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#266eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266eaa
  2. #3c7db3
  3. #518bbb
  4. #679ac4
  5. #7da8cc
  6. #93b7d5
  7. #a8c5dd
  8. #bed4e6
  9. #d4e2ee
  10. #e9f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266eaa
  2. #2f70a6
  3. #3872a2
  4. #41739d
  5. #4a7599
  6. #537795
  7. #5c7991
  8. #657b8d
  9. #6e7c88
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5271ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f65a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4470ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3769a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266eaa {
  color: #266eaa;
}
Background
.bg-266eaa {
  background-color: #266eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266eaa {
  border: 2px solid #266eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 110 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 63% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266eaa, #262caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 110 170 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.32 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.09 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.87 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.96 #d99155 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#266eaa  rgb(38, 110, 170)  hsl(207, 63%, 41%)  French Blue
#aa6226  rgb(170, 98, 38)  hsl(27, 63%, 41%)  Ginger
#aa266e  rgb(170, 38, 110)  hsl(327, 63%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eaa26  rgb(110, 170, 38)  hsl(87, 63%, 41%)  Kelly Green