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Recognised as Colour

#265CAA

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

#265CAA is a blue with RGB values 38, 92, 170 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

#265CAA#265CAA
HEX#265CAA
RGBrgb(38, 92, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3608, 0.6667
RGB percentages14.9%, 36.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(215.5, 63.5%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 77.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK77.6%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,514,090
CSS custom property--colour: #265CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#D9A355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3364ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1558A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7426
Analogous#269EAA, #3226AA
Triadic#AA265C, #5CAA26
Split complementary#AA3226, #9EAA26
Tetradic#AA269E, #AA7426, #26AA32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC8ED
Lighter +30%#85ACE4
Lighter +20%#5C8FDA
Lighter +10%#3273D1
Darker −10%#1D4580
Darker −20%#132F57
Darker −30%#0A182D
Darker −40%#010203
More saturated +25%#0C57C4
Less saturated −25%#406190

Channel breakdown

R38
G92
B170
Red38 (14.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue215.45°
Saturation (HSL)63.46%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5C · B AA

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