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Colour

#263CA9

  • #263CA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#263CA9 is a blue with RGB values 38, 60, 169 and HSL 230°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#263CA9#263CA9
HEX#263CA9
RGBrgb(38, 60, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.6627
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(229.9, 63.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 77.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK77.5%, 64.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,897
CSS custom property--colour: #263CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D9C356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00596Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Indigo · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A99326
Analogous#267DA9, #5226A9
Triadic#A9263C, #3CA926
Split complementary#A95226, #7DA926
Tetradic#A9267D, #A99326, #26A952

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB9ED
Lighter +30%#8594E3
Lighter +20%#5B70DA
Lighter +10%#314CD1
Darker −10%#1D2D7F
Darker −20%#131E56
Darker −30%#0A102C
Darker −40%#010102
More saturated +25%#0C2BC3
Less saturated −25%#404D8F

Channel breakdown

R38
G60
B169
Red38 (14.9%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue229.92°
Saturation (HSL)63.29%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B A9

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