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Colour

#263BA6

  • #263BA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#263BA6 is a blue with RGB values 38, 59, 166 and HSL 230°, 63%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#263BA6#263BA6
HEX#263BA6
RGBrgb(38, 59, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2314, 0.651
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(230.2, 62.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 77.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK77.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,638
CSS custom property--colour: #263BA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D9C459

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00576Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Midnight blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69126
Analogous#267BA6, #5126A6
Triadic#A6263B, #3BA626
Split complementary#A65126, #7BA626
Tetradic#A6267B, #A69126, #26A651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACB7EC
Lighter +30%#8392E3
Lighter +20%#596ED9
Lighter +10%#304AD0
Darker −10%#1C2C7D
Darker −20%#131E53
Darker −30%#0A0F29
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C2AC0
Less saturated −25%#404C8D

Channel breakdown

R38
G59
B166
Red38 (14.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue230.16°
Saturation (HSL)62.75%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3B · B A6

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