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Colour

#265AA2

  • #265AA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#265AA2 is a blue with RGB values 38, 90, 162 and HSL 215°, 62%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#265AA2#265AA2
HEX#265AA2
RGBrgb(38, 90, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3529, 0.6353
RGB percentages14.9%, 35.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(214.8, 62%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 76.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK76.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,513,570
CSS custom property--colour: #265AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D9A55D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3661A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E55A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A26E26
Analogous#2698A2, #3026A2
Triadic#A2265A, #5AA226
Split complementary#A23026, #98A226
Tetradic#A22698, #A26E26, #26A230

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C5EB
Lighter +30%#80A9E1
Lighter +20%#578DD7
Lighter +10%#3071CB
Darker −10%#1C4379
Darker −20%#132C4F
Darker −30%#091526
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D56BB
Less saturated −25%#3F5E89

Channel breakdown

R38
G90
B162
Red38 (14.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue214.84°
Saturation (HSL)62%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5A · B A2

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