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#266EB9

#266eb9 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#266eb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.46% cyan, 40.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 210.61°, with 65.92% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #266eb9
  2. #b97126

Split complementary

  1. #266eb9
  2. #b92726
  3. #b8b926

Analogous

  1. #26b8b9
  2. #266eb9
  3. #2726b9

Triadic

  1. #266eb9
  2. #b9266e
  3. #6eb926

Tetradic

  1. #266eb9
  2. #7126b9
  3. #b97126
  4. #6eb926

Square

  1. #266eb9
  2. #b926b8
  3. #b97126
  4. #26b927

Monochromatic

  1. #0c233a
  2. #19487a
  3. #266eb9
  4. #5094db
  5. #90bbe8

Shades

#266eb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266eb9
  2. #2263a7
  3. #1e5894
  4. #1b4d82
  5. #17426f
  6. #13375d
  7. #0f2c4a
  8. #0b2138
  9. #081625
  10. #040b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#266eb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266eb9
  2. #3c7dc0
  3. #518bc7
  4. #679ace
  5. #7da8d5
  6. #93b7dc
  7. #a8c5e3
  8. #bed4ea
  9. #d4e2f1
  10. #e9f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266eb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266eb9
  2. #2f70b3
  3. #3872ae
  4. #4173a8
  5. #4a75a2
  6. #53779d
  7. #5c7997
  8. #657b91
  9. #6e7c8b
  10. #777e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586d91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a73bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3166b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e71bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d69b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00799f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266eb9 {
  color: #266eb9;
}
Background
.bg-266eb9 {
  background-color: #266eb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266eb9 {
  border: 2px solid #266eb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266eb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 110 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266eb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266eb9, #2726b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266eb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 110 185 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.91 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.73 #d99146 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#266eb9  rgb(38, 110, 185)  hsl(211, 66%, 44%)  True Blue
#b97126  rgb(185, 113, 38)  hsl(31, 66%, 44%)  Copper
#b9266e  rgb(185, 38, 110)  hsl(331, 66%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#6eb926  rgb(110, 185, 38)  hsl(91, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green