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#264a73 color: Sapphire Earrings

#264a73 is rgb(38, 74, 115) in RGB and oklch(40.298% 0.08109 253.103) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

40.3%
0.081
253°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #264a73

#264a73 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.09:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings (#284b75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #264a73 mixed with white

  1. 264a73
  2. 3a5b81
  3. 4f6c8e
  4. 637d9c
  5. 788faa
  6. 8ea1b8
  7. a3b3c6
  8. bac6d4
  9. d0d9e2
  10. e8ecf1

Darker: #264a73 mixed with black

  1. 264a73
  2. 203f63
  3. 193554
  4. 132a45
  5. 0d2036
  6. 081728
  7. 040e1b
  8. 02060f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #264a73 with less saturation

  1. 264a73
  2. 2a4a6f
  3. 2e4a6b
  4. 324a67
  5. 364a62
  6. 394a5e
  7. 3c4a5a
  8. 3f4956
  9. 424951
  10. 45494d

Questions about #264a73

What color is #264a73?

#264a73 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings. In RGB it is rgb(38, 74, 115), in HSL hsl(211.95, 50.33%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.298% 0.08109 253.103).

What colors go well with #264a73?

The complementary color of #264a73 is #634008. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005168 and #434273. The triadic partners are #6d343c and #375221.

Is white or black text more readable on #264a73?

White text reads better on #264a73: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #264a73 a warm or cool color?

#264a73 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.081.