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Colour

#262D77

  • #262D77
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262D77 is a blue with RGB values 38, 45, 119 and HSL 235°, 52%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262D77#262D77
HEX#262D77
RGBrgb(38, 45, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.4667
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(234.8, 51.6%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 68.1%, 46.7%)
CMYK68.1%, 62.2%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,007
CSS custom property--colour: #262D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D9D288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003979no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003276no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#003F4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.2Midnight blue · ΔE 12.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 30.2Indigo · ΔE 30.6Royal blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#777026
Analogous#265677, #472677
Triadic#77262D, #2D7726
Split complementary#774726, #567726
Tetradic#772656, #777026, #267747

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E95DB
Lighter +30%#6770CF
Lighter +20%#414CC2
Lighter +10%#323C9E
Darker −10%#1A1E50
Darker −20%#0D102A
Darker −30%#010103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#121D8B
Less saturated −25%#3A3D63

Channel breakdown

R38
G45
B119
Red38 (14.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue234.81°
Saturation (HSL)51.59%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B 77

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