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Recognised as Colour

#261FDF

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

#261FDF is a blue with RGB values 38, 31, 223 and HSL 242°, 76%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#261FDF#261FDF
HEX#261FDF
RGBrgb(38, 31, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1216, 0.8745
RGB percentages14.9%, 12.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(242.2, 75.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 86.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK83%, 86.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,498,527
CSS custom property--colour: #261FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D9E020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Blue · ΔE 21.9Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Dark blue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DF1F
Analogous#1F78DF, #861FDF
Triadic#DF261F, #1FDF26
Split complementary#DF861F, #78DF1F
Tetradic#DF1F78, #D8DF1F, #1FDF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D1F9
Lighter +30%#A7A5F2
Lighter +20%#7C78EC
Lighter +10%#514BE6
Darker −10%#1E19B2
Darker −20%#171385
Darker −30%#0F0C59
Darker −40%#07062C
More saturated +25%#0900FE
Less saturated −25%#433FBF

Channel breakdown

R38
G31
B223
Red38 (14.9%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue242.19°
Saturation (HSL)75.59%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1F · B DF

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