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Recognised as Colour

#260FB2

  • #260FB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#260FB2 is a blue with RGB values 38, 15, 178 and HSL 248°, 84%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#260FB2#260FB2
HEX#260FB2
RGBrgb(38, 15, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0588, 0.698
RGB percentages14.9%, 5.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(248.5, 84.5%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 91.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK78.7%, 91.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,494,386
CSS custom property--colour: #260FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D9F04D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#004A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.5Medium blue · ΔE 16.9Navy · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Indigo · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BB20F
Analogous#0F49B2, #780FB2
Triadic#B2260F, #0FB226
Split complementary#B2770F, #4AB20F
Tetradic#B20F49, #9BB20F, #0FB278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A497F6
Lighter +30%#7B68F2
Lighter +20%#5239EE
Lighter +10%#3013E1
Darker −10%#1C0B83
Darker −20%#120754
Darker −30%#080325
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B00C1
Less saturated −25%#37279A

Channel breakdown

R38
G15
B178
Red38 (14.9%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue248.47°
Saturation (HSL)84.46%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 0F · B B2

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