Colour

#28265C

#28265C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#28265C is a blue with RGB values 40, 38, 92 and HSL 242°, 42%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#28265C

RGBrgb(40, 38, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.149, 0.3608

RGB percentages15.7%, 14.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(242.2, 41.5%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 58.7%, 36.1%)

CMYK56.5%, 58.7%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,631,260

CSS custom property--colour: #28265C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D7D9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#062F5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#12323Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4 Indigo · ΔE 39.8 Steel blue · ΔE 40.6 Black · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A5C26

Analogous#263F5C, #43265C

Triadic#5C2826, #265C28

Split complementary#5C4326, #3F5C26

Tetradic#5C263F, #5A5C26, #265C43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8582CC

Lighter +30%#625EBD

Lighter +20%#4744A4

Lighter +10%#383580

Darker −10%#181738

Darker −20%#090814

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#19166C

Less saturated −25%#37364C

Channel breakdown

R40

G38

B92

Red40 (15.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue242.22°

Saturation (HSL)41.54%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 26 · B 5C

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Colour values

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