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Recognised as Colour

#261D4E

  • #261D4E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#261D4E is a blue with RGB values 38, 29, 78 and HSL 251°, 46%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#261D4E#261D4E
HEX#261D4E
RGBrgb(38, 29, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1137, 0.3059
RGB percentages14.9%, 11.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(251, 45.8%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 62.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK51.3%, 62.8%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,870
CSS custom property--colour: #261D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#D9E2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#012650no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#01244Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#192832no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.2Black · ΔE 37.5Indigo · ΔE 41.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 43
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#454E1D
Analogous#1D2D4E, #3F1D4E
Triadic#4E261D, #1D4E26
Split complementary#4E3F1D, #2D4E1D
Tetradic#4E1D2D, #454E1D, #1D4E3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F6EC9
Lighter +30%#5E49BB
Lighter +20%#4A3998
Lighter +10%#382B73
Darker −10%#140F29
Darker −20%#020104
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E105B
Less saturated −25%#2E2A41

Channel breakdown

R38
G29
B78
Red38 (14.9%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue251.02°
Saturation (HSL)45.79%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1D · B 4E

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