Colour

#262B50

#262B50
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262B50 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 80 and HSL 233°, 36%, 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

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HEX#262B50

RGBrgb(38, 43, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.3137

RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(232.9, 35.6%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 52.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK52.5%, 46.2%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,501,456

CSS custom property--colour: #262B50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1

Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#D9D4AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C3051no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#192C4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#163339no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6 Black · ΔE 31.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4 Dim grey · ΔE 36 Steel blue · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#504B26

Analogous#264050, #362650

Triadic#50262B, #2B5026

Split complementary#503626, #405026

Tetradic#502640, #504B26, #265036

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8088C2

Lighter +30%#5D67B2

Lighter +20%#475095

Lighter +10%#363E73

Darker −10%#16182D

Darker −20%#05060B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#17205F

Less saturated −25%#353641

Channel breakdown

R38

G43

B80

Red38 (14.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue232.86°

Saturation (HSL)35.59%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 50

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Colour values

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