Recognised as Colour

#262B4F

#262B4F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262B4F is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 79 and HSL 233°, 35%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262B4F#262B4F

HEX#262B4F

RGBrgb(38, 43, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.3098

RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 31%

HSLhsl(232.7, 35%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 51.9%, 31%)

CMYK51.9%, 45.6%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,501,455

CSS custom property--colour: #262B4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.63:1

Contrast with white13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#D9D4B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D2F50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2C4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#173339no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31 Black · ΔE 31 Midnight blue · ΔE 35 Dim grey · ΔE 35.5 Steel blue · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F4A26

Analogous#263F4F, #36264F

Triadic#4F262B, #2B4F26

Split complementary#4F3626, #3F4F26

Tetradic#4F263F, #4F4A26, #264F35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7F87C2

Lighter +30%#5D67B1

Lighter +20%#475094

Lighter +10%#373E71

Darker −10%#15182D

Darker −20%#05060A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#17205E

Less saturated −25%#353640

Channel breakdown

R38

G43

B79

Red38 (14.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue232.68°

Saturation (HSL)35.04%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 4F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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