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Recognised as Colour

#262E7C

  • #262E7C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262E7C is a blue with RGB values 38, 46, 124 and HSL 234°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#262E7C#262E7C
HEX#262E7C
RGBrgb(38, 46, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1804, 0.4863
RGB percentages14.9%, 18%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(234.4, 53.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 69.4%, 48.6%)
CMYK69.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,268
CSS custom property--colour: #262E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D9D183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00337Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.7Midnight blue · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Indigo · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C7426
Analogous#26597C, #49267C
Triadic#7C262E, #2E7C26
Split complementary#7C4926, #597C26
Tetradic#7C2659, #7C7426, #267C49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9198DD
Lighter +30%#6A73D1
Lighter +20%#434FC5
Lighter +10%#323CA3
Darker −10%#1A2055
Darker −20%#0E112E
Darker −30%#020307
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#121E90
Less saturated −25%#3A3E68

Channel breakdown

R38
G46
B124
Red38 (14.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue234.42°
Saturation (HSL)53.09%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2E · B 7C

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