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Recognised as Colour

#262F58

  • #262F58
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#262F58 is a blue with RGB values 38, 47, 88 and HSL 229°, 40%, 25%. 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

#262F58#262F58
HEX#262F58
RGBrgb(38, 47, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1843, 0.3451
RGB percentages14.9%, 18.4%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(229.2, 39.7%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 56.8%, 34.5%)
CMYK56.8%, 46.6%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,488
CSS custom property--colour: #262F58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D9D0A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E345Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#183057no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0F383Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 32.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7Black · ΔE 34.6Steel blue · ΔE 35.2Dim grey · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#584F26
Analogous#264858, #362658
Triadic#58262F, #2F5826
Split complementary#583626, #485826
Tetradic#582648, #584F26, #265836

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#818EC9
Lighter +30%#5E6EB9
Lighter +20%#45559F
Lighter +10%#35427C
Darker −10%#171C34
Darker −20%#070911
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#162568
Less saturated −25%#363948

Channel breakdown

R38
G47
B88
Red38 (14.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue229.2°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2F · B 58

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