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Recognised as Colour

#263DC2

  • #263DC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#263DC2 is a blue with RGB values 38, 61, 194 and HSL 231°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#263DC2#263DC2
HEX#263DC2
RGBrgb(38, 61, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2392, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.9%, 23.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(231.2, 67.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 80.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK80.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,506,178
CSS custom property--colour: #263DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D9C23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21Dark blue · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AB26
Analogous#268BC2, #5D26C2
Triadic#C2263D, #3DC226
Split complementary#C25D26, #8BC226
Tetradic#C2268B, #C2AB26, #26C25D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C8F3
Lighter +30%#96A3EB
Lighter +20%#6C7DE2
Lighter +10%#4158DA
Darker −10%#1E3097
Darker −20%#15226D
Darker −30%#0D1542
Darker −40%#050717
More saturated +25%#0929DF
Less saturated −25%#4351A5

Channel breakdown

R38
G61
B194
Red38 (14.9%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue231.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 3D · B C2

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