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#264a74 color: Sapphire Earrings

#264a74 is rgb(38, 74, 116) in RGB and oklch(40.359% 0.08252 253.617) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

40.4%
0.083
254°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #264a74

#264a74 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.07:1 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: #264a74 mixed with white

  1. 264a74
  2. 3a5b82
  3. 4f6c8f
  4. 637d9d
  5. 788fab
  6. 8ea1b9
  7. a3b3c7
  8. bac6d5
  9. d0d9e3
  10. e8ecf1

Darker: #264a74 mixed with black

  1. 264a74
  2. 203f64
  3. 193554
  4. 132a45
  5. 0d2037
  6. 081729
  7. 040e1b
  8. 02060f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #264a74 with less saturation

  1. 264a74
  2. 2a4a70
  3. 2e4a6c
  4. 324a67
  5. 364a63
  6. 394a5f
  7. 3c4a5a
  8. 3f4a56
  9. 434952
  10. 46494d

Questions about #264a74

What color is #264a74?

#264a74 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings. In RGB it is rgb(38, 74, 116), in HSL hsl(212.31, 50.65%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.359% 0.08252 253.617).

What colors go well with #264a74?

The complementary color of #264a74 is #634106. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005169 and #434273. The triadic partners are #6e343b and #365221.

Is white or black text more readable on #264a74?

White text reads better on #264a74: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #264a74 a warm or cool color?

#264a74 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.083.