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Recognised as Colour

#265CA9

  • #265CA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#265CA9 is a blue with RGB values 38, 92, 169 and HSL 215°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#265CA9#265CA9
HEX#265CA9
RGBrgb(38, 92, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3608, 0.6627
RGB percentages14.9%, 36.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(215.3, 63.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 77.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK77.5%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,514,089
CSS custom property--colour: #265CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#D9A356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3463ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1757A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A97326
Analogous#269DA9, #3226A9
Triadic#A9265C, #5CA926
Split complementary#A93226, #9EA926
Tetradic#A9269D, #A97326, #26A932

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEC8ED
Lighter +30%#85ACE3
Lighter +20%#5B8FDA
Lighter +10%#3173D1
Darker −10%#1D457F
Darker −20%#132F56
Darker −30%#0A182C
Darker −40%#010102
More saturated +25%#0C57C3
Less saturated −25%#40618F

Channel breakdown

R38
G92
B169
Red38 (14.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue215.27°
Saturation (HSL)63.29%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5C · B A9

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