Colour

#263C64

#263C64
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#263C64 is a blue with RGB values 38, 60, 100 and HSL 219°, 45%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#263C64#263C64

HEX#263C64

RGBrgb(38, 60, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.3922

RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(218.7, 44.9%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 62%, 39.2%)

CMYK62%, 40%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,505,828

CSS custom property--colour: #263C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D9C39B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B3F66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#233A63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00454Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Steel blue · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 32.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#644E26

Analogous#265B64, #2F2664

Triadic#64263C, #3C6426

Split complementary#642F26, #5B6426

Tetradic#64265B, #644E26, #26642F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#85A0D1

Lighter +30%#6083C3

Lighter +20%#4268AE

Lighter +10%#345289

Darker −10%#18263F

Darker −20%#0A101A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#153775

Less saturated −25%#374153

Channel breakdown

R38

G60

B100

Red38 (14.9%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue218.71°

Saturation (HSL)44.93%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B 64

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Colour values

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