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Recognised as Colour

#264AFF

  • #264AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#264AFF is a blue with RGB values 38, 74, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#264AFF#264AFF
HEX#264AFF
RGBrgb(38, 74, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2902, 1
RGB percentages14.9%, 29%, 100%
HSLhsl(230, 100%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 85.1%, 100%)
CMYK85.1%, 71%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,509,567
CSS custom property--colour: #264AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D9B500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7Dark violet · ΔE 31.3Blue · ΔE 31.9Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDB26
Analogous#26B6FF, #6F26FF
Triadic#FF264A, #4AFF26
Split complementary#FF6F26, #B6FF26
Tetradic#FF26B6, #FFDB26, #26FF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4FF
Lighter +30%#BFCAFF
Lighter +20%#8C9FFF
Lighter +10%#5975FF
Darker −10%#0028F2
Darker −20%#0020BF
Darker −30%#00178C
Darker −40%#000F59
More saturated +25%#264AFF
Less saturated −25%#415CE4

Channel breakdown

R38
G74
B255
Red38 (14.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4A · B FF

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