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Recognised as Colour

#261FCF

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

#261FCF is a blue with RGB values 38, 31, 207 and HSL 242°, 74%, 47%. 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

#261FCF#261FCF
HEX#261FCF
RGBrgb(38, 31, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1216, 0.8118
RGB percentages14.9%, 12.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(242.4, 73.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 85%, 81.2%)
CMYK81.6%, 85%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,498,511
CSS custom property--colour: #261FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D9E030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Navy · ΔE 29.3Blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CF1F
Analogous#1F70CF, #7E1FCF
Triadic#CF261F, #1FCF26
Split complementary#CF7E1F, #70CF1F
Tetradic#CF1F70, #C8CF1F, #1FCF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C4F6
Lighter +30%#9B97F0
Lighter +20%#706BE9
Lighter +10%#453FE2
Darker −10%#1E18A3
Darker −20%#161276
Darker −30%#0E0B4A
Darker −40%#05041E
More saturated +25%#0B01ED
Less saturated −25%#413DB1

Channel breakdown

R38
G31
B207
Red38 (14.9%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue242.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.95%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1F · B CF

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