#264d8e Color Information

#264d8e 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 #264d8e, and its official name is Unity. In RGB, it consists of 14.9% Red, 30.2% Green, and 55.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 73.2% Cyan, 45.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 44.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 217.5°, with saturation of 57.8% and lightness of 35.3%. The decimal value for #264d8e is 2510222, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #264d8e 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#264d8e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorUnity Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color38, 77, 142 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color14.9%, 30.2%, 55.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.851, 0.698, 0.443 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.732, 0.458, 0, 0.443 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color217.5°, 57.8%, 35.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color217.5°, 73.2%, 55.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.336, 7.673, 26.633 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color38, 66, 142 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2510222 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color33.292, 9.680, -40.092 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)33.292, 41.244, 283.574 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color33.292, -14.651, -55.704 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color27.700, 5.241, -37.616 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.195, 0.180, 7.673 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280700302 / 0xff264d8e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336699 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #264d8e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #264d8e, its pure hue is 217.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.8%, and its lightness is 35.3%. 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 #264d8e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050a12 to #21437c.

Tints of #264d8e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #264d8e, its pure hue is 217.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.8%, and its lightness is 35.3%. 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 #264d8e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #41639c to #e4e9f1.

Tones of #264d8e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #264d8e, its pure hue is 217.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.8%, 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 #264d8e, which range from #5a5a5a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0044b4 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #264d8e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #264d8e! For #264d8e, 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, #264d8e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #264d8e

This color, #264d8e, consists of 14.9% Red, 30.2% Green, and 55.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 38, Green = 77, Blue = 142. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #264d8e is 73.2% Cyan, 45.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 44.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R14.9%
C73.2%
G30.2%
M45.8%
B55.7%
Y0.0%
K44.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 38 77 142
Octal 46 115 216
Hexa #26 #4d #8e
Binary 00100110 01001101 10001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 73 45 0 44
Octal 111 55 0 54
Hexa #49 #2d #00 #2c
Binary 01001001 00101101 00000000 00101100

Analogous Colors of #264d8e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #264d8e — which has hue 217.5° — its analogous colors are located at 187.5° and 247.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264d8e.

Triadic Colors of #264d8e

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 #264d8e — which has hue 217.5° — its triadic colors are located at 97.5° and 337.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264d8e.

Complementary Color of #264d8e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #264d8e — which has hue 217.5° — its complementary color is located at 37.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264d8e.

Split Complementary Colors of #264d8e

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 #264d8e — which has hue 217.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 7.5° and 217.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264d8e.

Tetradic Colors of #264d8e

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 #264d8e — which has hue 217.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 127.5°, 217.5°, 307.5°, and 37.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #264d8e.

Monochromatic Colors of #264d8e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #264d8e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1d293e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #286fe6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #264d8e

We want to make getting started with #264d8e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #264d8e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #264d8e 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 #264d8e with other HTML elements.

#264d8e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #264d8e.
<span style="color: #264d8e;">The color of this text is #264d8e.</span>

#264d8e Background Color

The background color for this text is #264d8e.
<div style="background-color: #264d8e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #264d8e.</div>

#264d8e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #264d8e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #264d8e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #264d8e.</span>

#264d8e Border Color

This is a div with border color #264d8e.
<div style="border: #264d8e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #264d8e.</div>

#264d8e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #264d8e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #264d8e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #264d8e on a white background.</div></div>

#264d8e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #264d8e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #264d8e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #264d8e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #264d8e to White

This is a gradient from #264d8e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#264d8e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#264d8e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#264d8e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#264d8e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #264d8e to white.</div>

Gradient from #264d8e to Black

This is a gradient from #264d8e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#264d8e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#264d8e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#264d8e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#264d8e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #264d8e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #264d8e

In addition to using #264d8e 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 #264d8e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #264d8e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 38, Green = 77, Blue = 142). If you need details about the color coordinates of #264d8e 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 #264d8e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(38, 77, 142)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #264d8e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #264d8e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #264d8e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(38, 77, 142);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#264d8e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:38, green:77, blue:142, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:38 green:77 blue:142 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(38f, 77f, 142f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(38, 77, 142);
 

#264d8e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #264d8e the same way. For those with color blindness, #264d8e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #264d8e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #264d8e 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 #264d8e 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 #264d8e 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 #264d8e 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 8.3:1 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
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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