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Recognised as Colour

#260FDC

  • #260FDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#260FDC is a blue with RGB values 38, 15, 220 and HSL 247°, 87%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#260FDC#260FDC
HEX#260FDC
RGBrgb(38, 15, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0588, 0.8627
RGB percentages14.9%, 5.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(246.7, 87.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 93.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK82.7%, 93.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,494,428
CSS custom property--colour: #260FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#D9F023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.7Blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.2Dark blue · ΔE 33.6Dark orchid · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5DC0F
Analogous#0F5EDC, #8D0FDC
Triadic#DC260F, #0FDC26
Split complementary#DC8D0F, #5EDC0F
Tetradic#DC0F5E, #C5DC0F, #0FDC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BDFA
Lighter +30%#998DF7
Lighter +20%#6E5DF4
Lighter +10%#432DF1
Darker −10%#1E0CAC
Darker −20%#16087D
Darker −30%#0D054D
Darker −40%#05021D
More saturated +25%#1A00EB
Less saturated −25%#3D2CBF

Channel breakdown

R38
G15
B220
Red38 (14.9%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue246.73°
Saturation (HSL)87.23%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 0F · B DC

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