Colour

#26114C

#26114C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#26114C is a violet with RGB values 38, 17, 76 and HSL 261°, 63%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#26114C#26114C

HEX#26114C

RGBrgb(38, 17, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0667, 0.298

RGB percentages14.9%, 6.7%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(261.4, 63.4%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 77.6%, 29.8%)

CMYK50%, 77.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,494,796

CSS custom property--colour: #26114C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.58:1

Contrast with white16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D9EEB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001F4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#001D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1B202Dno 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 text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8 Indigo · ΔE 34.1 Purple · ΔE 37.8 Navy · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#374C11

Analogous#111A4C, #43114C

Triadic#4C2611, #114C26

Split complementary#4C4411, #194C11

Tetradic#4C111A, #374C11, #114C43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8151D8

Lighter +30%#652DC9

Lighter +20%#50249F

Lighter +10%#3B1A76

Darker −10%#110822

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#230558

Less saturated −25%#291D40

Channel breakdown

R38

G17

B76

Red38 (14.9%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue261.36°

Saturation (HSL)63.44%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 11 · B 4C

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