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Recognised as Colour

#262B74

  • #262B74
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262B74 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 116 and HSL 236°, 51%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262B74#262B74
HEX#262B74
RGBrgb(38, 43, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.4549
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(236.2, 50.6%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.2, 67.2%, 45.5%)
CMYK67.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,492
CSS custom property--colour: #262B74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D9D48B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#003D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.8Midnight blue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 30.6Slate blue · ΔE 31Navy · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#746F26
Analogous#265274, #482674
Triadic#74262B, #2B7426
Split complementary#744826, #527426
Tetradic#742652, #746F26, #267448

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D91D9
Lighter +30%#666DCD
Lighter +20%#4048C0
Lighter +10%#33399A
Darker −10%#191D4E
Darker −20%#0D0F27
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#131A87
Less saturated −25%#393C61

Channel breakdown

R38
G43
B116
Red38 (14.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue236.15°
Saturation (HSL)50.65%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 74

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