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Recognised as Colour

#263CC8

  • #263CC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#263CC8 is a blue with RGB values 38, 60, 200 and HSL 232°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#263CC8#263CC8
HEX#263CC8
RGBrgb(38, 60, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.7843
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(231.9, 68.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 81%, 78.4%)
CMYK81%, 70%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,928
CSS custom property--colour: #263CC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#D9C337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00637Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Indigo · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B226
Analogous#268DC8, #6126C8
Triadic#C8263C, #3CC826
Split complementary#C86126, #8DC826
Tetradic#C8268D, #C8B226, #26C861

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CCF4
Lighter +30%#9BA6EC
Lighter +20%#7080E4
Lighter +10%#455ADC
Darker −10%#1E2F9D
Darker −20%#162272
Darker −30%#0E1547
Darker −40%#05091D
More saturated +25%#0826E6
Less saturated −25%#4452AA

Channel breakdown

R38
G60
B200
Red38 (14.9%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue231.85°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B C8

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