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Recognised as Colour

#262B85

  • #262B85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#262B85 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 133 and HSL 237°, 56%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#262B85#262B85
HEX#262B85
RGBrgb(38, 43, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.5216
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(236.8, 55.6%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 71.4%, 52.2%)
CMYK71.4%, 67.7%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,509
CSS custom property--colour: #262B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D9D47A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003C88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003383no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2Indigo · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#858026
Analogous#265A85, #512685
Triadic#85262B, #2B8526
Split complementary#855126, #5A8526
Tetradic#85265A, #858026, #268551

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#969AE1
Lighter +30%#6E74D6
Lighter +20%#474ECA
Lighter +10%#3138AD
Darker −10%#1B1E5D
Darker −20%#0F1136
Darker −30%#04050E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#11189A
Less saturated −25%#3B3E70

Channel breakdown

R38
G43
B133
Red38 (14.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 85

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