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Recognised as Colour

#2560AF

  • #2560AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2560AF is a blue with RGB values 37, 96, 175 and HSL 214°, 65%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2560AF#2560AF
HEX#2560AF
RGBrgb(37, 96, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3765, 0.6863
RGB percentages14.5%, 37.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(214.3, 65.1%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 78.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK78.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,449,583
CSS custom property--colour: #2560AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#DA9F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3767B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#195BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00737Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF7425
Analogous#25A5AF, #2F25AF
Triadic#AF2560, #60AF25
Split complementary#AF2F25, #A5AF25
Tetradic#AF25A5, #AF7425, #25AF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1CCEF
Lighter +30%#87B0E6
Lighter +20%#5D94DD
Lighter +10%#3378D4
Darker −10%#1C4985
Darker −20%#13325B
Darker −30%#0A1B31
Darker −40%#010407
More saturated +25%#0A5CCA
Less saturated −25%#406495

Channel breakdown

R37
G96
B175
Red37 (14.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue214.35°
Saturation (HSL)65.09%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 60 · B AF

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