Colour

#262DCC

#262DCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#262DCC is a blue with RGB values 38, 45, 204 and HSL 237°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#262DCC#262DCC

HEX#262DCC

RGBrgb(38, 45, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.8

RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(237.5, 68.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 81.4%, 80%)

CMYK81.4%, 77.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,502,092

CSS custom property--colour: #262DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D9D233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19 Dark blue · ΔE 20.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.4 Navy · ΔE 24.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCC526

Analogous#2680CC, #7226CC

Triadic#CC262D, #2DCC26

Split complementary#CC7226, #80CC26

Tetradic#CC2680, #CCC526, #26CC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9CBF5

Lighter +30%#9EA1ED

Lighter +20%#7378E5

Lighter +10%#484EDD

Darker −10%#1E24A1

Darker −20%#161A76

Darker −30%#0E114B

Darker −40%#060720

More saturated +25%#0811EA

Less saturated −25%#4449AE

Channel breakdown

R38

G45

B204

Red38 (14.9%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue237.47°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B CC

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