Recognised as Colour

#263DFF

#263DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#263DFF is a blue with RGB values 38, 61, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#263DFF#263DFF

HEX#263DFF

RGBrgb(38, 61, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2392, 1

RGB percentages14.9%, 23.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(233.6, 100%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 85.1%, 100%)

CMYK85.1%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,506,239

CSS custom property--colour: #263DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#D9C200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00799Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark violet · ΔE 29.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.2 Dark blue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE826

Analogous#26AAFF, #7B26FF

Triadic#FF263D, #3DFF26

Split complementary#FF7B26, #AAFF26

Tetradic#FF26AA, #FFE826, #26FF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F3FF

Lighter +30%#BFC6FF

Lighter +20%#8C98FF

Lighter +10%#596BFF

Darker −10%#001AF2

Darker −20%#0014BF

Darker −30%#000F8C

Darker −40%#000959

More saturated +25%#263DFF

Less saturated −25%#4152E4

Channel breakdown

R38

G61

B255

Red38 (14.9%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue233.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 3D · B FF

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