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Recognised as Colour

#264DEE

  • #264DEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#264DEE is a blue with RGB values 38, 77, 238 and HSL 228°, 85%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#264DEE#264DEE
HEX#264DEE
RGBrgb(38, 77, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.302, 0.9333
RGB percentages14.9%, 30.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(228.3, 85.5%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 84%, 93.3%)
CMYK84%, 67.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,510,318
CSS custom property--colour: #264DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D9B211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Medium blue · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC726
Analogous#26B1EE, #6326EE
Triadic#EE264D, #4DEE26
Split complementary#EE6326, #B1EE26
Tetradic#EE26B1, #EEC726, #26EE63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E8FD
Lighter +30%#B4C1F9
Lighter +20%#859BF5
Lighter +10%#5574F2
Darker −10%#1036D1
Darker −20%#0D2AA1
Darker −30%#091D72
Darker −40%#051143
More saturated +25%#1543FF
Less saturated −25%#435FD1

Channel breakdown

R38
G77
B238
Red38 (14.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue228.3°
Saturation (HSL)85.47%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4D · B EE

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