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Recognised as Colour

#264AAF

  • #264AAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#264AAF is a blue with RGB values 38, 74, 175 and HSL 224°, 64%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#264AAF#264AAF
HEX#264AAF
RGBrgb(38, 74, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2902, 0.6863
RGB percentages14.9%, 29%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(224.2, 64.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 78.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK78.3%, 57.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,509,487
CSS custom property--colour: #264AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D9B550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8B26
Analogous#268FAF, #4626AF
Triadic#AF264A, #4AAF26
Split complementary#AF4626, #8FAF26
Tetradic#AF268F, #AF8B26, #26AF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3C2EE
Lighter +30%#89A1E5
Lighter +20%#5F80DC
Lighter +10%#355ED3
Darker −10%#1D3885
Darker −20%#14275B
Darker −30%#0B1531
Darker −40%#020307
More saturated +25%#0B3DCA
Less saturated −25%#415794

Channel breakdown

R38
G74
B175
Red38 (14.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue224.23°
Saturation (HSL)64.32%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4A · B AF

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