Colour

#2665C4

#2665C4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2665C4 is a blue with RGB values 38, 101, 196 and HSL 216°, 68%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2665C4

RGBrgb(38, 101, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3961, 0.7686

RGB percentages14.9%, 39.6%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(216.1, 67.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 80.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK80.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,516,420

CSS custom property--colour: #2665C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13705WCAG 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 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#D99A3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E6FC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C48526

Analogous#26B4C4, #3626C4

Triadic#C42665, #65C426

Split complementary#C43626, #B4C426

Tetradic#C426B4, #C48526, #26C436

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3D6F3

Lighter +30%#98B9EB

Lighter +20%#6D9CE3

Lighter +10%#437FDA

Darker −10%#1E4F99

Darker −20%#15396F

Darker −30%#0D2344

Darker −40%#050D19

More saturated +25%#095FE1

Less saturated −25%#436BA7

Channel breakdown

R38

G101

B196

Red38 (14.9%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue216.08°

Saturation (HSL)67.52%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 65 · B C4

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