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Recognised as Colour

#260BAD

  • #260BAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#260BAD is a blue with RGB values 38, 11, 173 and HSL 250°, 88%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#260BAD#260BAD
HEX#260BAD
RGBrgb(38, 11, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0431, 0.6784
RGB percentages14.9%, 4.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(250, 88%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 93.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK78%, 93.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,493,357
CSS custom property--colour: #260BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D9F452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.9Navy · ΔE 18Medium blue · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92AD0B
Analogous#0B41AD, #770BAD
Triadic#AD260B, #0BAD26
Split complementary#AD770B, #41AD0B
Tetradic#AD0B41, #92AD0B, #0BAD77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E8CF8
Lighter +30%#765CF5
Lighter +20%#4D2CF2
Lighter +10%#310EDD
Darker −10%#1B087D
Darker −20%#11054D
Darker −30%#06021D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F00B8
Less saturated −25%#352296

Channel breakdown

R38
G11
B173
Red38 (14.9%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)88.04%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 0B · B AD

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