Colour

#264D72

#264D72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#264D72 is a blue with RGB values 38, 77, 114 and HSL 209°, 50%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#264D72

RGBrgb(38, 77, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.302, 0.4471

RGB percentages14.9%, 30.2%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(209.2, 50%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 66.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK66.7%, 32.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,510,194

CSS custom property--colour: #264D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D9B28D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#334771no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00565Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#724B26

Analogous#267271, #262772

Triadic#72264D, #4D7226

Split complementary#722627, #727126

Tetradic#712672, #724B26, #277226

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CB3D9

Lighter +30%#659ACC

Lighter +20%#3F81BF

Lighter +10%#336798

Darker −10%#19334C

Darker −20%#0D1926

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#134E85

Less saturated −25%#394D5F

Channel breakdown

R38

G77

B114

Red38 (14.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue209.21°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 4D · B 72

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Colour values

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