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Recognised as Colour

#263A72

  • #263A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#263A72 is a blue with RGB values 38, 58, 114 and HSL 224°, 50%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#263A72#263A72
HEX#263A72
RGBrgb(38, 58, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2275, 0.4471
RGB percentages14.9%, 22.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(224.2, 50%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 66.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK66.7%, 49.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,330
CSS custom property--colour: #263A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D9C58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E4174no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#103A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#004750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2Slate blue · ΔE 38.8Slate grey · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#725E26
Analogous#266072, #382672
Triadic#72263A, #3A7226
Split complementary#723826, #607226
Tetradic#722660, #725E26, #267238

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CA0D9
Lighter +30%#6580CC
Lighter +20%#3F61BF
Lighter +10%#334D98
Darker −10%#19274C
Darker −20%#0D1326
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#133185
Less saturated −25%#39435F

Channel breakdown

R38
G58
B114
Red38 (14.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3A · B 72

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