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Colour

#262D4F

  • #262D4F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#262D4F is a blue with RGB values 38, 45, 79 and HSL 230°, 35%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#262D4F#262D4F
HEX#262D4F
RGBrgb(38, 45, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.3098
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(229.8, 35%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 51.9%, 31%)
CMYK51.9%, 43%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,967
CSS custom property--colour: #262D4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D9D2B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#203150no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C2E4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#17343Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 30.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.1Steel blue · ΔE 36.6Slate grey · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 29.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4826
Analogous#26424F, #34264F
Triadic#4F262D, #2D4F26
Split complementary#4F3426, #424F26
Tetradic#4F2642, #4F4826, #264F34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F8BC2
Lighter +30%#5D6BB1
Lighter +20%#475494
Lighter +10%#374171
Darker −10%#15192D
Darker −20%#05060A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#17235E
Less saturated −25%#353740

Channel breakdown

R38
G45
B79
Red38 (14.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue229.76°
Saturation (HSL)35.04%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B 4F

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