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Colour

#26005D

  • #26005D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#26005D is a violet with RGB values 38, 0, 93 and HSL 265°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#26005D#26005D
HEX#26005D
RGBrgb(38, 0, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0, 0.3647
RGB percentages14.9%, 0%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(264.5, 100%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 100%, 36.5%)
CMYK59.1%, 100%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,490,461
CSS custom property--colour: #26005D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.93:1
Contrast with white16.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#D9FFA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001E5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#0F2033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.1Indigo · ΔE 17.5Navy · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#375D00
Analogous#00095D, #54005D
Triadic#5D2600, #005D26
Split complementary#5D5400, #095D00
Tetradic#5D0009, #375D00, #005D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#812AFF
Lighter +30%#6500F6
Lighter +20%#5000C3
Lighter +10%#3B0090
Darker −10%#11002A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#26005D
Less saturated −25%#280C51

Channel breakdown

R38
G0
B93
Red38 (14.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue264.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 00 · B 5D

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