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Recognised as Colour

#262A73

  • #262A73
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262A73 is a blue with RGB values 38, 42, 115 and HSL 237°, 50%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262A73#262A73
HEX#262A73
RGBrgb(38, 42, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1647, 0.451
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(236.9, 50.3%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 67%, 45.1%)
CMYK67%, 63.5%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,235
CSS custom property--colour: #262A73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D9D58C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003675no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003C4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10Midnight blue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Indigo · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.2Navy · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#736F26
Analogous#265173, #482673
Triadic#73262A, #2A7326
Split complementary#734926, #517326
Tetradic#732651, #736F26, #267349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C90D9
Lighter +30%#666BCC
Lighter +20%#3F46C0
Lighter +10%#333899
Darker −10%#191C4D
Darker −20%#0D0E26
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#131986
Less saturated −25%#393B60

Channel breakdown

R38
G42
B115
Red38 (14.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue236.88°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2A · B 73

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