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Recognised as Colour

#262D71

  • #262D71
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262D71 is a blue with RGB values 38, 45, 113 and HSL 234°, 50%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262D71#262D71
HEX#262D71
RGBrgb(38, 45, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.4431
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(234.4, 49.7%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 66.4%, 44.3%)
CMYK66.4%, 60.2%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,001
CSS custom property--colour: #262D71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D9D28E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003170no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Midnight blue · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 33.1Indigo · ΔE 33.8Royal blue · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#716A26
Analogous#265371, #442671
Triadic#71262D, #2D7126
Split complementary#714426, #537126
Tetradic#712653, #716A26, #267144

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B92D8
Lighter +30%#656ECB
Lighter +20%#404BBD
Lighter +10%#333C97
Darker −10%#191E4B
Darker −20%#0C0F25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#131E84
Less saturated −25%#393C5E

Channel breakdown

R38
G45
B113
Red38 (14.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue234.4°
Saturation (HSL)49.67%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B 71

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