Recognised as Colour

#262B3A

#262B3A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#262B3A is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 58 and HSL 225°, 21%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#262B3A#262B3A

HEX#262B3A

RGBrgb(38, 43, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.2275

RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(225, 20.8%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 34.5%, 22.7%)

CMYK34.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,501,434

CSS custom property--colour: #262B3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.1:1

Contrast with white14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D9D4C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262C3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#252B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#212E30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Black · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7 Slate grey · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 37.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A3526

Analogous#26353A, #2B263A

Triadic#3A262B, #2B3A26

Split complementary#3A2B26, #353A26

Tetradic#3A2635, #3A3526, #263A2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#808BAC

Lighter +30%#637096

Lighter +20%#4E5978

Lighter +10%#3A4259

Darker −10%#12141B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A2546

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R38

G43

B58

Red38 (14.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)20.83%

Lightness18.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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