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Colour

#262B37

  • #262B37
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#262B37 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 55 and HSL 222°, 18%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#262B37#262B37
HEX#262B37
RGBrgb(38, 43, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.2157
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(222.4, 18.3%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 30.9%, 21.6%)
CMYK30.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,431
CSS custom property--colour: #262B37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D9D4C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272C38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#262A37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#222D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Black · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 35.5Gray · ΔE 37Light slate grey · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#373226
Analogous#263437, #2A2637
Triadic#37262B, #2B3726
Split complementary#372A26, #343726
Tetradic#372634, #373226, #26372A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#818CA8
Lighter +30%#657291
Lighter +20%#505A73
Lighter +10%#3B4355
Darker −10%#111319
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2643
Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R38
G43
B55
Red38 (14.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)18.28%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 37

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