Recognised as Colour

#2601C7

#2601C7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2601C7 is a blue with RGB values 38, 1, 199 and HSL 251°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2601C7

RGBrgb(38, 1, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0039, 0.7804

RGB percentages14.9%, 0.4%, 78%

HSLhsl(251.2, 99%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 99.5%, 78%)

CMYK80.9%, 99.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,490,823

CSS custom property--colour: #2601C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.99:1

Contrast with white10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#D9FE38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Blue · ΔE 25.5 Dark blue · ΔE 26.4 Navy · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2C701

Analogous#013FC7, #8901C7

Triadic#C72601, #01C726

Split complementary#C78901, #3FC701

Tetradic#C7013F, #A2C701, #01C789

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A996FE

Lighter +30%#8063FE

Lighter +20%#5730FE

Lighter +10%#3001FA

Darker −10%#1C0194

Darker −20%#130062

Darker −30%#09002F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2500C8

Less saturated −25%#361AAE

Channel breakdown

R38

B199

Red38 (14.9%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue251.21°

Saturation (HSL)99%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 01 · B C7

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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