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Recognised as Colour

#261EC8

  • #261EC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#261EC8 is a blue with RGB values 38, 30, 200 and HSL 243°, 74%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#261EC8#261EC8
HEX#261EC8
RGBrgb(38, 30, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1176, 0.7843
RGB percentages14.9%, 11.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(242.8, 73.9%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 85%, 78.4%)
CMYK81%, 85%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,498,248
CSS custom property--colour: #261EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D9E137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0C81E
Analogous#1E6BC8, #7B1EC8
Triadic#C8261E, #1EC826
Split complementary#C87B1E, #6BC81E
Tetradic#C81E6B, #C0C81E, #1EC87B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BDF5
Lighter +30%#9591EE
Lighter +20%#6A64E8
Lighter +10%#4038E1
Darker −10%#1E179C
Darker −20%#15116F
Darker −30%#0D0A43
Darker −40%#040317
More saturated +25%#0C01E5
Less saturated −25%#403BAB

Channel breakdown

R38
G30
B200
Red38 (14.9%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue242.82°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1E · B C8

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