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Colour

#2601FF

  • #2601FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2601FF is a blue with RGB values 38, 1, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2601FF#2601FF
HEX#2601FF
RGBrgb(38, 1, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0039, 1
RGB percentages14.9%, 0.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.7, 100%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 99.6%, 100%)
CMYK85.1%, 99.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,490,879
CSS custom property--colour: #2601FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D9FE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 1.9Medium blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 34.1Dark violet · ΔE 36.6Dark orchid · ΔE 49.3Dark blue · ΔE 50.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 1.87, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAFF01
Analogous#015BFF, #A501FF
Triadic#FF2601, #01FF26
Split complementary#FFA501, #5BFF01
Tetradic#FF015B, #DAFF01, #01FFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CDFF
Lighter +30%#A99AFF
Lighter +20%#7D67FF
Lighter +10%#5234FF
Darker −10%#1E00CD
Darker −20%#16009A
Darker −30%#0F0067
Darker −40%#080034
More saturated +25%#2601FF
Less saturated −25%#3C21DF

Channel breakdown

R38
G1
B255
Red38 (14.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 01 · B FF

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