Colour

#21263C

#21263C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#21263C is a blue with RGB values 33, 38, 60 and HSL 229°, 29%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#21263C

RGBrgb(33, 38, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.149, 0.2353

RGB percentages12.9%, 14.9%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(228.9, 29%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 45%, 23.5%)

CMYK45%, 36.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,172,476

CSS custom property--colour: #21263C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.92:1

Contrast with white14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#DED9C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F283Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D263Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#192A2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9 Slate grey · ΔE 38 Gray · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C3721

Analogous#21333C, #2A213C

Triadic#3C2126, #263C21

Split complementary#3C2A21, #333C21

Tetradic#3C2134, #3C3721, #213C2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7681B3

Lighter +30%#57659F

Lighter +20%#45507E

Lighter +10%#333B5D

Darker −10%#0F111B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#151F48

Less saturated −25%#2D2D30

Channel breakdown

R33

G38

B60

Red33 (12.9%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue228.89°

Saturation (HSL)29.03%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 26 · B 3C

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