#264666 Color Information

#264666 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #264666. In RGB, it consists of 14.9% Red, 27.5% Green, and 40.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 62.7% Cyan, 31.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 60% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 210.0°, with saturation of 45.7% and lightness of 27.5%. The decimal value for #264666 is 2508390, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #264666 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#264666 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color38, 70, 102 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color14.9%, 27.5%, 40.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.851, 0.725, 0.600 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.627, 0.314, 0, 0.6 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color210.0°, 45.7%, 27.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color210.0°, 62.7%, 40.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.388, 5.752, 13.397 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color38, 59, 102 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2508390 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color28.777, -0.934, -22.272 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)28.777, 22.291, 267.598 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color28.777, -12.866, -28.334 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color23.983, -1.869, -16.331 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.220, 0.234, 5.752 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280698470 / 0xff264666 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: June 16, 2025

Shades of #264666

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #264666, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.7%, and its lightness is 27.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #264666, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05090d to #213d59.

Tints of #264666

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #264666, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.7%, and its lightness is 27.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #264666, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #415d79 to #e4e8ec.

Tones of #264666

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #264666, its pure hue is 210.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #264666, which range from #464646 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00468c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #264666

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #264666! For #264666, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #264666. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #264666

This color, #264666, consists of 14.9% Red, 27.5% Green, and 40.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 38, Green = 70, Blue = 102. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #264666 is 62.7% Cyan, 31.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 60% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R14.9%
C62.7%
G27.5%
M31.4%
B40.0%
Y0.0%
K60.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 38 70 102
Octal 46 106 146
Hexa #26 #46 #66
Binary 00100110 01000110 01100110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 62 31 0 60
Octal 76 37 0 74
Hexa #3e #1f #00 #3c
Binary 00111110 00011111 00000000 00111100

Analogous Colors of #264666

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #264666 — which has hue 210.0° — its analogous colors are located at 180.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264666.

Triadic Colors of #264666

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #264666 — which has hue 210.0° — its triadic colors are located at 90.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264666.

Complementary Color of #264666

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #264666 — which has hue 210.0° — its complementary color is located at 30.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264666.

Split Complementary Colors of #264666

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #264666 — which has hue 210.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264666.

Tetradic Colors of #264666

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #264666 — which has hue 210.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 120.0°, 210.0°, 300.0°, and 30.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264666.

Monochromatic Colors of #264666

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #264666, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1b232b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #2169b1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #264666

We want to make getting started with #264666 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #264666 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #264666 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #264666 with other HTML elements.

#264666 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #264666.
<span style="color: #264666;">The color of this text is #264666.</span>

#264666 Background Color

The background color for this text is #264666.
<div style="background-color: #264666; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #264666.</div>

#264666 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #264666.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #264666;">This color for the shadow of this text is #264666.</span>

#264666 Border Color

This is a div with border color #264666.
<div style="border: #264666 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #264666.</div>

#264666 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #264666 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #264666; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #264666 on a white background.</div></div>

#264666 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #264666 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #264666; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #264666 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #264666 to White

This is a gradient from #264666 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#264666,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#264666,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#264666,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#264666,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #264666 to white.</div>

Gradient from #264666 to Black

This is a gradient from #264666 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#264666,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#264666,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#264666,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#264666,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #264666 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #264666

In addition to using #264666 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #264666 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #264666, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 38, Green = 70, Blue = 102). If you need details about the color coordinates of #264666 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #264666
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(38, 70, 102)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #264666; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #264666; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #264666; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(38, 70, 102);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#264666")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:38, green:70, blue:102, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:38 green:70 blue:102 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(38f, 70f, 102f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(38, 70, 102);
 

#264666 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #264666 the same way. For those with color blindness, #264666 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #264666 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #264666 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #264666 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #264666 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #264666 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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