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Recognised as Colour

#264FCD

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

#264FCD is a blue with RGB values 38, 79, 205 and HSL 225°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#264FCD#264FCD
HEX#264FCD
RGBrgb(38, 79, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3098, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.9%, 31%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(225.3, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK81.5%, 61.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,510,797
CSS custom property--colour: #264FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D9B032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA426
Analogous#26A3CD, #5126CD
Triadic#CD264F, #4FCD26
Split complementary#CD5126, #A3CD26
Tetradic#CD26A3, #CDA426, #26CD51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD4F5
Lighter +30%#9FB2ED
Lighter +20%#7490E5
Lighter +10%#496DDD
Darker −10%#1E3EA2
Darker −20%#162E77
Darker −30%#0E1D4C
Darker −40%#060D21
More saturated +25%#0840EB
Less saturated −25%#445EAF

Channel breakdown

R38
G79
B205
Red38 (14.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue225.27°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4F · B CD

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