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Recognised as Colour

#262D69

  • #262D69
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262D69 is a blue with RGB values 38, 45, 105 and HSL 234°, 47%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262D69#262D69
HEX#262D69
RGBrgb(38, 45, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.4118
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(233.7, 46.9%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 63.8%, 41.2%)
CMYK63.8%, 57.1%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,993
CSS custom property--colour: #262D69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D9D296

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#05366Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003B46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 37.3Steel blue · ΔE 38.1Indigo · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#696226
Analogous#264F69, #412669
Triadic#69262D, #2D6926
Split complementary#694126, #4F6926
Tetradic#69264F, #696226, #266941

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#878FD4
Lighter +30%#626CC6
Lighter +20%#414DB4
Lighter +10%#343D8E
Darker −10%#181D44
Darker −20%#0B0D1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#141F7B
Less saturated −25%#383B57

Channel breakdown

R38
G45
B105
Red38 (14.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue233.73°
Saturation (HSL)46.85%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B 69

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