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Recognised as Colour

#2560BE

  • #2560BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2560BE is a blue with RGB values 37, 96, 190 and HSL 217°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2560BE#2560BE
HEX#2560BE
RGBrgb(37, 96, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.3765, 0.7451
RGB percentages14.5%, 37.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(216.9, 67.4%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 80.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK80.5%, 49.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,449,598
CSS custom property--colour: #2560BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#DA9F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#276AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8325
Analogous#25ADBE, #3725BE
Triadic#BE2560, #60BE25
Split complementary#BE3725, #ACBE25
Tetradic#BE25AC, #BE8325, #25BE37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDD1F2
Lighter +30%#92B4EA
Lighter +20%#6897E1
Lighter +10%#3D79D9
Darker −10%#1D4A93
Darker −20%#143569
Darker −30%#0C1F3E
Darker −40%#040A13
More saturated +25%#095ADA
Less saturated −25%#4166A2

Channel breakdown

R37
G96
B190
Red37 (14.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue216.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.4%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 60 · B BE

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