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Recognised as Colour

#264FDD

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

#264FDD is a blue with RGB values 38, 79, 221 and HSL 227°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#264FDD#264FDD
HEX#264FDD
RGBrgb(38, 79, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3098, 0.8667
RGB percentages14.9%, 31%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(226.6, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK82.8%, 64.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,510,813
CSS custom property--colour: #264FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D9B022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB426
Analogous#26ABDD, #5926DD
Triadic#DD264F, #4FDD26
Split complementary#DD5926, #ABDD26
Tetradic#DD26AA, #DDB426, #26DD59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DEF9
Lighter +30%#AABAF2
Lighter +20%#7E97EB
Lighter +10%#5273E4
Darker −10%#1C3EB4
Darker −20%#152F88
Darker −30%#0E205C
Darker −40%#071030
More saturated +25%#073EFC
Less saturated −25%#4560BE

Channel breakdown

R38
G79
B221
Red38 (14.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue226.56°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 4F · B DD

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