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Recognised as Colour

#263C72

  • #263C72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#263C72 is a blue with RGB values 38, 60, 114 and HSL 223°, 50%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#263C72#263C72
HEX#263C72
RGBrgb(38, 60, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.4471
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(222.6, 50%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 66.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK66.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,842
CSS custom property--colour: #263C72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D9C38D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#153B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#004851no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.7Slate grey · ΔE 37.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#725C26
Analogous#266272, #362672
Triadic#72263C, #3C7226
Split complementary#723626, #627226
Tetradic#722662, #725C26, #267236

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CA2D9
Lighter +30%#6583CC
Lighter +20%#3F64BF
Lighter +10%#335098
Darker −10%#19284C
Darker −20%#0D1426
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#133485
Less saturated −25%#39445F

Channel breakdown

R38
G60
B114
Red38 (14.9%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B 72

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