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#264a8a color: Pacific Navy

#264a8a is rgb(38, 74, 138) in RGB and oklch(41.817% 0.11448 260.932) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

41.8%
0.114
261°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #264a8a

#264a8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.8% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.65:1 contrast and black text 2.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #264a8a mixed with white

  1. 264a8a
  2. 3a5b96
  3. 4e6da2
  4. 637eae
  5. 7890ba
  6. 8da2c6
  7. a3b4d1
  8. b9c7dd
  9. d0d9e8
  10. e7ecf4

Darker: #264a8a mixed with black

  1. 264a8a
  2. 203f77
  3. 193565
  4. 132a53
  5. 0d2042
  6. 081732
  7. 040e22
  8. 020614
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #264a8a with less saturation

  1. 264a8a
  2. 2b4b84
  3. 2f4c7e
  4. 334c78
  5. 374d72
  6. 3b4d6c
  7. 3e4d66
  8. 424d60
  9. 464d59
  10. 494d53

Questions about #264a8a

What color is #264a8a?

#264a8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(38, 74, 138), in HSL hsl(218.4, 56.82%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.817% 0.11448 260.932).

What colors go well with #264a8a?

The complementary color of #264a8a is #694400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00557c and #4e3e85. The triadic partners are #7f2d30 and #225b19.

Is white or black text more readable on #264a8a?

White text reads better on #264a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and black gives 2.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #264a8a a warm or cool color?

#264a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 41.8% and its chroma 0.114.