Colour

#262ED4

#262ED4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#262ED4 is a blue with RGB values 38, 46, 212 and HSL 237°, 70%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#262ED4

RGBrgb(38, 46, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1804, 0.8314

RGB percentages14.9%, 18%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(237.2, 69.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 82.1%, 83.1%)

CMYK82.1%, 78.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,502,356

CSS custom property--colour: #262ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#D9D12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Navy · ΔE 27.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4CC26

Analogous#2685D4, #7526D4

Triadic#D4262E, #2ED426

Split complementary#D47526, #85D426

Tetradic#D42685, #D4CC26, #26D475

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D1F6

Lighter +30%#A4A8EF

Lighter +20%#797EE7

Lighter +10%#4E54DF

Darker −10%#1E25A9

Darker −20%#161B7E

Darker −30%#0F1252

Darker −40%#070827

More saturated +25%#0712F3

Less saturated −25%#454AB5

Channel breakdown

R38

G46

B212

Red38 (14.9%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue237.24°

Saturation (HSL)69.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 2E · B D4

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