Lapis Lazuli (#26619C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.42:1 — vs black: 3.27:1

Color values

  • HEX #26619C
  • RGB rgb(38, 97, 156)
  • HSL hsl(210, 75%, 61%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 75.64, 37.82, 0, 38.82 )
  • Websafe #336699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #26619C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lapis Lazuli
#26619C Base
#9C6126
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lapis Lazuli
#26619C Base
#269C9C
#26269C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lapis Lazuli
#26619C Base
#9C2661
#619C26
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lapis Lazuli
#26619C Base
#9C2626
#9C9C26
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lapis Lazuli
#26619C Base
#9C269C
#9C6126
#269C26
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lapis Lazuli
#26619C Base
#081421
#173B5E
#1E4D7B
#2E75BD
#3E87D0
#7CADDF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lapis Lazuli, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#050D15
#0C1E30
#122E4B
#193F66
#1F5081
Lapis Lazuli #26619C Base
#317ECB
#5E9BD8
#8DB8E3
#BCD5EF
#EAF2FA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #26619C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #26619C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #26619C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #26619C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #26619C,
        #E79C51
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #26619C,
        #E79C51
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$lapis-lazuli: #26619C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lapis-lazuli-r: 38;
$lapis-lazuli-g: 97;
$lapis-lazuli-b: 156;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lapis-lazuli;
    color: rgba($lapis-lazuli-r, $lapis-lazuli-g, $lapis-lazuli-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lapis Lazuli appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #26619C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #55559C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5D5D9C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #006B6B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5F5F5F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lapis Lazuli ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lapis Lazuli #26619C Base
Green Blue #1164B4 ΔE 2.65
Medium Persian Blue #0067A5 ΔE 3.50
Cyan Cobalt Blue #28589C ΔE 3.69
Denim #1560BD ΔE 3.78

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.