Colour

#264D73

#264D73
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#264D73 is a blue with RGB values 38, 77, 115 and HSL 210°, 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#264D73

RGBrgb(38, 77, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.302, 0.451

RGB percentages14.9%, 30.2%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(209.6, 50.3%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 67%, 45.1%)

CMYK67%, 33%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,510,195

CSS custom property--colour: #264D73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D9B28C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4F75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#324772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00565Bno 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 text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#734C26

Analogous#267372, #262773

Triadic#73264D, #4D7326

Split complementary#732627, #737226

Tetradic#722673, #734C26, #277326

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CB3D9

Lighter +30%#669ACC

Lighter +20%#3F80C0

Lighter +10%#336799

Darker −10%#19334D

Darker −20%#0D1A26

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#134D86

Less saturated −25%#394D60

Channel breakdown

R38

G77

B115

Red38 (14.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue209.61°

Saturation (HSL)50.33%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 4D · B 73

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