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Recognised as Colour

#262B86

  • #262B86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#262B86 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 134 and HSL 237°, 56%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#262B86#262B86
HEX#262B86
RGBrgb(38, 43, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.5255
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(236.9, 55.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 71.6%, 52.5%)
CMYK71.6%, 67.9%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,510
CSS custom property--colour: #262B86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D9D479

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003384no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.9Indigo · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Navy · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#868126
Analogous#265B86, #512686
Triadic#86262B, #2B8626
Split complementary#865126, #5B8626
Tetradic#86265B, #868126, #268651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#979BE1
Lighter +30%#6F74D6
Lighter +20%#474ECB
Lighter +10%#3138AE
Darker −10%#1B1E5E
Darker −20%#0F1237
Darker −30%#04050F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#10189C
Less saturated −25%#3C3E71

Channel breakdown

R38
G43
B134
Red38 (14.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue236.88°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 86

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