Recognised as Colour
#261DAD
- #261DAD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#261DAD is a blue with RGB values 38, 29, 173 and HSL 244°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#261DAD#261DAD
HEX#261DAD
RGBrgb(38, 29, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1137, 0.6784
RGB percentages14.9%, 11.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(243.8, 71.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 83.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK78%, 83.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,965
CSS custom property--colour: #261DAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D9E252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AD1D
Analogous#1D5CAD, #6E1DAD
Triadic#AD261D, #1DAD26
Split complementary#AD6E1D, #5CAD1D
Tetradic#AD1D5C, #A4AD1D, #1DAD6E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G29
B173
Red38 (14.9%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue243.75°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1D · B AD
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