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Recognised as Colour

#263CEF

  • #263CEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#263CEF is a blue with RGB values 38, 60, 239 and HSL 233°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#263CEF#263CEF
HEX#263CEF
RGBrgb(38, 60, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2353, 0.9373
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(233.4, 86.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 84.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK84.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,505,967
CSS custom property--colour: #263CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#D9C310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.3Blue · ΔE 29.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.7Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD926
Analogous#26A0EF, #7526EF
Triadic#EF263C, #3CEF26
Split complementary#EF7526, #A0EF26
Tetradic#EF26A0, #EFD926, #26EF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E7FD
Lighter +30%#B4BCFA
Lighter +20%#8591F6
Lighter +10%#5567F3
Darker −10%#1025D2
Darker −20%#0C1DA3
Darker −30%#091473
Darker −40%#050C44
More saturated +25%#1630FF
Less saturated −25%#4353D2

Channel breakdown

R38
G60
B239
Red38 (14.9%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue233.43°
Saturation (HSL)86.27%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3C · B EF

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