Recognised as Colour

#265FD3

#265FD3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#265FD3 is a blue with RGB values 38, 95, 211 and HSL 220°, 69%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#265FD3#265FD3

HEX#265FD3

RGBrgb(38, 95, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3725, 0.8275

RGB percentages14.9%, 37.3%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(220.2, 69.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 82%, 82.7%)

CMYK82%, 55%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,514,899

CSS custom property--colour: #265FD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#D9A02C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006ED7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5 Slate blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.95, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D39A26

Analogous#26B6D3, #4326D3

Triadic#D3265F, #5FD326

Split complementary#D34326, #B5D326

Tetradic#D326B6, #D39A26, #26D343

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFDCF6

Lighter +30%#A3BCEF

Lighter +20%#789DE7

Lighter +10%#4D7DDF

Darker −10%#1E4CA8

Darker −20%#16387D

Darker −30%#0F2551

Darker −40%#071126

More saturated +25%#0754F2

Less saturated −25%#456AB4

Channel breakdown

R38

G95

B211

Red38 (14.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue220.23°

Saturation (HSL)69.48%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 5F · B D3

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