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Colour

#0026BC

  • #0026BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0026BC is a blue with RGB values 0, 38, 188 and HSL 228°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0026BC#0026BC
HEX#0026BC
RGBrgb(0, 38, 188)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.149, 0.7373
RGB percentages0%, 14.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(227.9, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK100%, 79.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,916
CSS custom property--colour: #0026BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#FFD943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.5Navy · ΔE 19.6Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Indigo · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9600
Analogous#0084BC, #3800BC
Triadic#BC0026, #26BC00
Split complementary#BC3800, #84BC00
Tetradic#BC0084, #BC9600, #00BC38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89A1FF
Lighter +30%#5678FF
Lighter +20%#234FFF
Lighter +10%#0030EF
Darker −10%#001C89
Darker −20%#001156
Darker −30%#000723
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0026BC
Less saturated −25%#1834A5

Channel breakdown

R0
G38
B188
Red0 (0%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue227.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 26 · B BC

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