#264d9e

Color #264d9e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#264d9e

RGB

rgb(38, 77, 158)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 61.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 75.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.9%, 51.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(34.37, 15.92, -48.06)

LCH

lch(34.37, 50.63, 288.33)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.1393, 262.74)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 14.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e7726

Analogous

#26899e

#264d9e

#3b269e

Triadic

#264d9e

#9e264d

#4d9e26

Split-complementary

#264d9e

#9e3b26

#899e26

Tetradic

#264d9e

#77269e

#9e7726

#4d9e26

Square

#264d9e

#9e2689

#9e7726

#269e3b

Shades

Color #264d9e mixed toward black.

#204084

#193369

#13264f

#0d1a35

#060d1a

Tints

Color #264d9e mixed toward white.

#3062c8

#5680d6

#80a0e1

#abbfeb

#d5dff5

Tones

Color #264d9e mixed toward gray.

#305094

#3a548a

#445780

#4e5b76

#585e6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b90 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#38358c · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#298380 · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 23.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #264d9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#264d9e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#264d9e (#264d9e) is rgb(38, 77, 158) in RGB.

No, #264d9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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