Recognised as Colour

#261BF8

#261BF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#261BF8 is a blue with RGB values 38, 27, 248 and HSL 243°, 94%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#261BF8

RGBrgb(38, 27, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1059, 0.9725

RGB percentages14.9%, 10.6%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(243, 94%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243, 89.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK84.7%, 89.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,497,528

CSS custom property--colour: #261BF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#D9E407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.5 Medium blue · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 27.8 Dark violet · ΔE 31.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 42.8 Dark blue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDF81B

Analogous#1B7EF8, #941BF8

Triadic#F8261B, #1BF826

Split complementary#F8941B, #7EF81B

Tetradic#F81B7F, #EDF81B, #1BF895

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E1FE

Lighter +30%#B3AFFD

Lighter +20%#847EFB

Lighter +10%#554CFA

Darker −10%#1107D9

Darker −20%#0D05A8

Darker −30%#090476

Darker −40%#050245

More saturated +25%#2014FF

Less saturated −25%#4038DB

Channel breakdown

R38

G27

B248

Red38 (14.9%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue242.99°

Saturation (HSL)94.04%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 1B · B F8

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