Recognised as Colour

#260CA3

#260CA3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#260CA3 is a blue with RGB values 38, 12, 163 and HSL 250°, 86%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#260CA3#260CA3

HEX#260CA3

RGBrgb(38, 12, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0471, 0.6392

RGB percentages14.9%, 4.7%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(250.3, 86.3%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 92.6%, 63.9%)

CMYK76.7%, 92.6%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,493,603

CSS custom property--colour: #260CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D9F35C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#002CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00435Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.5 Navy · ΔE 13.2 Indigo · ΔE 19.4 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89A30C

Analogous#0C3DA3, #720CA3

Triadic#A3260C, #0CA326

Split complementary#A3720C, #3DA30C

Tetradic#A30C3D, #89A30C, #0CA372

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9885F6

Lighter +30%#7155F3

Lighter +20%#4926EF

Lighter +10%#310FD3

Darker −10%#1B0973

Darker −20%#100544

Darker −30%#050214

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E00AF

Less saturated −25%#34228D

Channel breakdown

R38

G12

B163

Red38 (14.9%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue250.33°

Saturation (HSL)86.29%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 0C · B A3

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