Colour

#265DAD

#265DAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#265DAD is a blue with RGB values 38, 93, 173 and HSL 216°, 64%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#265DAD

RGBrgb(38, 93, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3647, 0.6784

RGB percentages14.9%, 36.5%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(215.6, 64%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 78%, 67.8%)

CMYK78%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,514,349

CSS custom property--colour: #265DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#D9A252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3365B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1259ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Royal blue · ΔE 24.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AD7626

Analogous#26A1AD, #3326AD

Triadic#AD265D, #5DAD26

Split complementary#AD3226, #A1AD26

Tetradic#AD26A1, #AD7626, #26AD33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B1CAEE

Lighter +30%#87ADE5

Lighter +20%#5D91DC

Lighter +10%#3474D2

Darker −10%#1D4783

Darker −20%#143059

Darker −30%#0A1A30

Darker −40%#010306

More saturated +25%#0C58C7

Less saturated −25%#406293

Channel breakdown

R38

G93

B173

Red38 (14.9%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue215.56°

Saturation (HSL)63.98%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 5D · B AD

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