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Recognised as Colour

#262A63

  • #262A63
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262A63 is a blue with RGB values 38, 42, 99 and HSL 236°, 45%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262A63#262A63
HEX#262A63
RGBrgb(38, 42, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1647, 0.3882
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.5%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(236.1, 44.5%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 61.6%, 38.8%)
CMYK61.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,219
CSS custom property--colour: #262A63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D9D59C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#063365no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#013742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.4Steel blue · ΔE 39Indigo · ΔE 39.2Slate blue · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#635F26
Analogous#264863, #412663
Triadic#63262A, #2A6326
Split complementary#634126, #486326
Tetradic#632649, #635F26, #266341

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#858AD0
Lighter +30%#6066C2
Lighter +20%#4249AD
Lighter +10%#343A88
Darker −10%#181A3E
Darker −20%#0A0B19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151B74
Less saturated −25%#373952

Channel breakdown

R38
G42
B99
Red38 (14.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue236.07°
Saturation (HSL)44.53%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2A · B 63

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