Colour

#263C74

#263C74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#263C74 is a blue with RGB values 38, 60, 116 and HSL 223°, 51%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#263C74#263C74

HEX#263C74

RGBrgb(38, 60, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.4549

RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(223.1, 50.6%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 67.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK67.2%, 48.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,505,844

CSS custom property--colour: #263C74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#D9C38B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#204276no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#123B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004952no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.4 Steel blue · ΔE 30.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.6 Slate grey · ΔE 38.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#745E26

Analogous#266374, #372674

Triadic#74263C, #3C7426

Split complementary#743726, #637426

Tetradic#742663, #745E26, #267437

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8DA2D9

Lighter +30%#6683CD

Lighter +20%#4064C0

Lighter +10%#33509A

Darker −10%#19284E

Darker −20%#0D1427

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#133487

Less saturated −25%#394461

Channel breakdown

R38

G60

B116

Red38 (14.9%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue223.08°

Saturation (HSL)50.65%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B 74

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