Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#262FFE

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

#262FFE is a blue with RGB values 38, 47, 254 and HSL 238°, 99%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#262FFE#262FFE
HEX#262FFE
RGBrgb(38, 47, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1843, 0.9961
RGB percentages14.9%, 18.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(237.5, 99.1%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 85%, 99.6%)
CMYK85%, 81.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,502,654
CSS custom property--colour: #262FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D9D001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.4Blue · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.2Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 39.7Dark blue · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF526
Analogous#269BFE, #8926FE
Triadic#FE262F, #2FFE26
Split complementary#FE8926, #9BFE26
Tetradic#FE269B, #FEF526, #26FE89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F2FF
Lighter +30%#BEC1FF
Lighter +20%#8C90FE
Lighter +10%#5960FE
Darker −10%#010BF0
Darker −20%#0109BD
Darker −30%#01068A
Darker −40%#000458
More saturated +25%#252EFF
Less saturated −25%#4148E3

Channel breakdown

R38
G47
B254
Red38 (14.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)99.08%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2F · B FE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “262ffe” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.