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Recognised as Colour

#265AA5

  • #265AA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#265AA5 is a blue with RGB values 38, 90, 165 and HSL 215°, 63%, 40%. 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

#265AA5#265AA5
HEX#265AA5
RGBrgb(38, 90, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3529, 0.6471
RGB percentages14.9%, 35.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(215.4, 62.6%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 77%, 64.7%)
CMYK77%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,513,573
CSS custom property--colour: #265AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D9A55A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3361A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1856A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A57126
Analogous#2699A5, #3126A5
Triadic#A5265A, #5AA526
Split complementary#A53226, #99A526
Tetradic#A5269A, #A57126, #26A532

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABC6EC
Lighter +30%#82A9E2
Lighter +20%#588DD9
Lighter +10%#3071CE
Darker −10%#1C437C
Darker −20%#132D52
Darker −30%#091629
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0D55BE
Less saturated −25%#3F5F8C

Channel breakdown

R38
G90
B165
Red38 (14.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue215.43°
Saturation (HSL)62.56%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5A · B A5

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