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Recognised as Colour

#262E5D

  • #262E5D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262E5D is a blue with RGB values 38, 46, 93 and HSL 231°, 42%, 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

#262E5D#262E5D
HEX#262E5D
RGBrgb(38, 46, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1804, 0.3647
RGB percentages14.9%, 18%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(231.3, 42%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 59.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK59.1%, 50.5%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,237
CSS custom property--colour: #262E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D9D1A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#18345Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#11305Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#093841no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Midnight blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 35.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.5Black · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D5526
Analogous#264A5D, #39265D
Triadic#5D262E, #2E5D26
Split complementary#5D3926, #4A5D26
Tetradic#5D264A, #5D5526, #265D39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#838DCC
Lighter +30%#5F6CBD
Lighter +20%#4452A5
Lighter +10%#354081
Darker −10%#171C39
Darker −20%#080A15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16226D
Less saturated −25%#363A4D

Channel breakdown

R38
G46
B93
Red38 (14.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue231.27°
Saturation (HSL)41.98%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2E · B 5D

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