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Recognised as Colour

#264A5D

  • #264A5D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#264A5D is a blue with RGB values 38, 74, 93 and HSL 201°, 42%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#264A5D#264A5D
HEX#264A5D
RGBrgb(38, 74, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2902, 0.3647
RGB percentages14.9%, 29%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(200.7, 42%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 59.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK59.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,509,405
CSS custom property--colour: #264A5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#D9B5A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41495Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#39435Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004F50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D3926
Analogous#265D55, #262E5D
Triadic#5D264A, #4A5D26
Split complementary#5D262E, #5D5526
Tetradic#55265D, #5D3926, #2E5D26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#83B3CC
Lighter +30%#5F9DBD
Lighter +20%#4484A5
Lighter +10%#356781
Darker −10%#172D39
Darker −20%#081015
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#164F6D
Less saturated −25%#36454D

Channel breakdown

R38
G74
B93
Red38 (14.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue200.73°
Saturation (HSL)41.98%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4A · B 5D

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