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Colour

#265CFF

  • #265CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#265CFF is a blue with RGB values 38, 92, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#265CFF#265CFF
HEX#265CFF
RGBrgb(38, 92, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3608, 1
RGB percentages14.9%, 36.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.1, 100%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 85.1%, 100%)
CMYK85.1%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,514,175
CSS custom property--colour: #265CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D9A300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0088A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Blue violet · ΔE 29.2Medium blue · ΔE 32.9Dark orchid · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC926
Analogous#26C9FF, #5C26FF
Triadic#FF265C, #5CFF26
Split complementary#FF5C26, #C9FF26
Tetradic#FF26C9, #FFC926, #26FF5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5FF
Lighter +30%#BFCFFF
Lighter +20%#8CA9FF
Lighter +10%#5982FF
Darker −10%#003CF2
Darker −20%#0030BF
Darker −30%#00238C
Darker −40%#001659
More saturated +25%#265CFF
Less saturated −25%#416AE4

Channel breakdown

R38
G92
B255
Red38 (14.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 5C · B FF

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