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Colour

#264A84

  • #264A84
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#264A84 is a blue with RGB values 38, 74, 132 and HSL 217°, 55%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#264A84#264A84
HEX#264A84
RGBrgb(38, 74, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2902, 0.5176
RGB percentages14.9%, 29%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(217, 55.3%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 71.2%, 51.8%)
CMYK71.2%, 43.9%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,509,444
CSS custom property--colour: #264A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D9B57B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E4F86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F4783no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#005760no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9Slate grey · ΔE 34.8Light slate grey · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#846026
Analogous#267984, #312684
Triadic#84264A, #4A8426
Split complementary#843126, #798426
Tetradic#842679, #846026, #268431

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95B2E1
Lighter +30%#6E95D5
Lighter +20%#4679CA
Lighter +10%#3160AC
Darker −10%#1B345C
Darker −20%#0F1E35
Darker −30%#04070D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#114599
Less saturated −25%#3B4F6F

Channel breakdown

R38
G74
B132
Red38 (14.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue217.02°
Saturation (HSL)55.29%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4A · B 84

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