Colour

#264A85

#264A85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#264A85 is a blue with RGB values 38, 74, 133 and HSL 217°, 56%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#264A85

RGBrgb(38, 74, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2902, 0.5216

RGB percentages14.9%, 29%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(217.3, 55.6%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 71.4%, 52.2%)

CMYK71.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,509,445

CSS custom property--colour: #264A85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D9B57A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E5087no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D4784no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005861no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6 Steel blue · ΔE 24.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#856126

Analogous#267985, #322685

Triadic#85264A, #4A8526

Split complementary#853126, #7A8526

Tetradic#852679, #856126, #268531

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#96B2E1

Lighter +30%#6E95D6

Lighter +20%#4779CA

Lighter +10%#3160AD

Darker −10%#1B345D

Darker −20%#0F1E36

Darker −30%#04080E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#11459A

Less saturated −25%#3B4F70

Channel breakdown

R38

G74

B133

Red38 (14.9%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue217.26°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 4A · B 85

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Colour values

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