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Colour

#262D60

  • #262D60
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262D60 is a blue with RGB values 38, 45, 96 and HSL 233°, 43%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262D60#262D60
HEX#262D60
RGBrgb(38, 45, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.3765
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(232.8, 43.3%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 60.4%, 37.6%)
CMYK60.4%, 53.1%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,984
CSS custom property--colour: #262D60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D9D29F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#133462no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A2F5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#053842no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.1Steel blue · ΔE 36.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.3Black · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#605926
Analogous#264A60, #3C2660
Triadic#60262D, #2D6026
Split complementary#603C26, #4A6026
Tetradic#60264A, #605926, #26603C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#848DCE
Lighter +30%#5F6BC0
Lighter +20%#434FA9
Lighter +10%#343E85
Darker −10%#181C3B
Darker −20%#090B17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#152071
Less saturated −25%#373A4F

Channel breakdown

R38
G45
B96
Red38 (14.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue232.76°
Saturation (HSL)43.28%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B 60

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