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Recognised as Colour

#265B86

  • #265B86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#265B86 is a blue with RGB values 38, 91, 134 and HSL 207°, 56%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#265B86#265B86
HEX#265B86
RGBrgb(38, 91, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3569, 0.5255
RGB percentages14.9%, 35.7%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(206.9, 55.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 71.6%, 52.5%)
CMYK71.6%, 32.1%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,513,798
CSS custom property--colour: #265B86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D9A479

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485C88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5385no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00656Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#865126
Analogous#268681, #262B86
Triadic#86265B, #5B8626
Split complementary#86262B, #868126
Tetradic#812686, #865126, #2B8626

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97C0E1
Lighter +30%#6FA8D6
Lighter +20%#4790CB
Lighter +10%#3176AE
Darker −10%#1B405E
Darker −20%#0F2537
Darker −30%#040A0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#105D9C
Less saturated −25%#3C5971

Channel breakdown

R38
G91
B134
Red38 (14.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue206.88°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5B · B 86

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