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#266EAD

#266ead ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266ead 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.03% cyan, 36.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 63.98% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1458

Complementary

  1. #266ead
  2. #ad6526

Split complementary

  1. #266ead
  2. #ad262a
  3. #ada826

Analogous

  1. #26ada8
  2. #266ead
  3. #262aad

Triadic

  1. #266ead
  2. #ad266e
  3. #6ead26

Tetradic

  1. #266ead
  2. #6526ad
  3. #ad6526
  4. #6ead26

Square

  1. #266ead
  2. #a826ad
  3. #ad6526
  4. #2aad26

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1e30
  2. #18466e
  3. #266ead
  4. #4994d7
  5. #87b9e5

Shades

#266ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266ead
  2. #22639c
  3. #1e588a
  4. #1b4d79
  5. #174268
  6. #133757
  7. #0f2c45
  8. #0b2134
  9. #081623
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#266ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266ead
  2. #3c7db5
  3. #518bbd
  4. #679ac6
  5. #7da8ce
  6. #93b7d6
  7. #a8c5de
  8. #bed4e6
  9. #d4e2ef
  10. #e9f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266ead
  2. #2f70a9
  3. #3872a4
  4. #4173a0
  5. #4a759b
  6. #537797
  7. #5c7992
  8. #657b8e
  9. #6e7c89
  10. #777e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5171b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d65ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4370af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3569ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266ead {
  color: #266ead;
}
Background
.bg-266ead {
  background-color: #266ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266ead {
  border: 2px solid #266ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 110 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266ead, #262aad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 110 173 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.26 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.88 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.71 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.32 #d99152 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#266ead  rgb(38, 110, 173)  hsl(208, 64%, 41%)  French Blue
#ad6526  rgb(173, 101, 38)  hsl(28, 64%, 41%)  Ginger
#ad266e  rgb(173, 38, 110)  hsl(328, 64%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ead26  rgb(110, 173, 38)  hsl(88, 64%, 41%)  Kelly Green