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Colour

#262ECD

  • #262ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#262ECD is a blue with RGB values 38, 46, 205 and HSL 237°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#262ECD#262ECD
HEX#262ECD
RGBrgb(38, 46, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1804, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.9%, 18%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(237.1, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK81.5%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,349
CSS custom property--colour: #262ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#D9D132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Dno 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 text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Navy · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC526
Analogous#2681CD, #7226CD
Triadic#CD262E, #2ECD26
Split complementary#CD7226, #81CD26
Tetradic#CD2681, #CDC526, #26CD72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACCF5
Lighter +30%#9FA3ED
Lighter +20%#7479E5
Lighter +10%#4950DD
Darker −10%#1E24A2
Darker −20%#161B77
Darker −30%#0E114C
Darker −40%#060721
More saturated +25%#0813EB
Less saturated −25%#4449AF

Channel breakdown

R38
G46
B205
Red38 (14.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue237.13°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2E · B CD

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