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Recognised as Colour

#262B87

  • #262B87
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#262B87 is a blue with RGB values 38, 43, 135 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

#262B87#262B87
HEX#262B87
RGBrgb(38, 43, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1686, 0.5294
RGB percentages14.9%, 16.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(236.9, 56.1%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 71.9%, 52.9%)
CMYK71.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,511
CSS custom property--colour: #262B87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D9D478

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003385no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Indigo · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Navy · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#878226
Analogous#265B87, #522687
Triadic#87262B, #2B8726
Split complementary#875226, #5B8726
Tetradic#87265B, #878226, #268752

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#979BE2
Lighter +30%#6F75D7
Lighter +20%#484ECB
Lighter +10%#3138AF
Darker −10%#1B1E5F
Darker −20%#101237
Darker −30%#040510
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#10189D
Less saturated −25%#3C3E71

Channel breakdown

R38
G43
B135
Red38 (14.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue236.91°
Saturation (HSL)56.07%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2B · B 87

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