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Recognised as Colour

#264FB4

  • #264FB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#264FB4 is a blue with RGB values 38, 79, 180 and HSL 223°, 65%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#264FB4#264FB4
HEX#264FB4
RGBrgb(38, 79, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3098, 0.7059
RGB percentages14.9%, 31%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(222.7, 65.1%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 78.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK78.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,510,772
CSS custom property--colour: #264FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D9B04B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B48B26
Analogous#2696B4, #4426B4
Triadic#B4264F, #4FB426
Split complementary#B44426, #96B426
Tetradic#B42696, #B48B26, #26B444

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C7F0
Lighter +30%#8CA6E7
Lighter +20%#6286DE
Lighter +10%#3865D5
Darker −10%#1D3D8A
Darker −20%#142A60
Darker −30%#0B1836
Darker −40%#02050C
More saturated +25%#0B43CF
Less saturated −25%#415B99

Channel breakdown

R38
G79
B180
Red38 (14.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue222.68°
Saturation (HSL)65.14%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4F · B B4

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