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Colour

#265CC2

  • #265CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#265CC2 is a blue with RGB values 38, 92, 194 and HSL 219°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#265CC2#265CC2
HEX#265CC2
RGBrgb(38, 92, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3608, 0.7608
RGB percentages14.9%, 36.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(219.2, 67.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 80.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK80.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,514,114
CSS custom property--colour: #265CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D9A33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1069C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28C26
Analogous#26AAC2, #3E26C2
Triadic#C2265C, #5CC226
Split complementary#C23E26, #AAC226
Tetradic#C226AA, #C28C26, #26C23E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D2F3
Lighter +30%#96B4EB
Lighter +20%#6C95E2
Lighter +10%#4176DA
Darker −10%#1E4897
Darker −20%#15346D
Darker −30%#0D1F42
Darker −40%#050B17
More saturated +25%#0953DF
Less saturated −25%#4365A5

Channel breakdown

R38
G92
B194
Red38 (14.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5C · B C2

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