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#264a79 color: Sapphire Earrings

#264a79 is rgb(38, 74, 121) in RGB and oklch(40.671% 0.08972 255.888) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

40.7%
0.090
256°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #264a79

#264a79 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.98:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, 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: #264a79 mixed with white

  1. 264a79
  2. 3a5b86
  3. 4f6c94
  4. 637ea1
  5. 788fae
  6. 8da1bc
  7. a3b3c9
  8. bac6d6
  9. d0d9e4
  10. e7ecf1

Darker: #264a79 mixed with black

  1. 264a79
  2. 203f68
  3. 193558
  4. 132a48
  5. 0d2039
  6. 08172b
  7. 040e1d
  8. 020610
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #264a79 with less saturation

  1. 264a79
  2. 2a4a74
  3. 2e4a70
  4. 324b6b
  5. 364b66
  6. 394b62
  7. 3d4b5d
  8. 404a58
  9. 434a53
  10. 464a4e

Questions about #264a79

What color is #264a79?

#264a79 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings. In RGB it is rgb(38, 74, 121), in HSL hsl(213.98, 52.2%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.671% 0.08972 255.888).

What colors go well with #264a79?

The complementary color of #264a79 is #654100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00526e and #464177. The triadic partners are #723339 and #32541f.

Is white or black text more readable on #264a79?

White text reads better on #264a79: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #264a79 a warm or cool color?

#264a79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.09.