Colour

#264B6F

#264B6F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#264B6F is a blue with RGB values 38, 75, 111 and HSL 210°, 49%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#264B6F

RGBrgb(38, 75, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2941, 0.4353

RGB percentages14.9%, 29.4%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(209.6, 49%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 65.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK65.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,509,679

CSS custom property--colour: #264B6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#D9B490

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4D71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#32456Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F4A26

Analogous#266F6F, #26266F

Triadic#6F264B, #4B6F26

Split complementary#6F2626, #6F6F26

Tetradic#6F266F, #6F4A26, #266F26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AB1D7

Lighter +30%#6498CA

Lighter +20%#407EBB

Lighter +10%#336595

Darker −10%#193149

Darker −20%#0C1823

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#134B82

Less saturated −25%#394B5C

Channel breakdown

R38

G75

B111

Red38 (14.9%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue209.59°

Saturation (HSL)48.99%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 4B · B 6F

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Colour values

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