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Colour

#262B71

  • #262B71
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262B71 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 113 and HSL 236°, 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

#262B71#262B71
HEX#262B71
RGBrgb(38, 43, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.4431
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(236, 49.7%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 66.4%, 44.3%)
CMYK66.4%, 61.9%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,489
CSS custom property--colour: #262B71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03332WCAG 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 12.6:1
Contrast with white12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D9D48E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003C49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Midnight blue · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 32.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.4Navy · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#716C26
Analogous#265171, #472671
Triadic#71262B, #2B7126
Split complementary#714726, #517126
Tetradic#712650, #716C26, #267146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B90D8
Lighter +30%#656CCB
Lighter +20%#4048BD
Lighter +10%#333A97
Darker −10%#191C4B
Darker −20%#0C0E25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#131B84
Less saturated −25%#393B5E

Channel breakdown

R38
G43
B113
Red38 (14.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)49.67%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 71

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