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Recognised as Colour

#26139E

  • #26139E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#26139E is a blue with RGB values 38, 19, 158 and HSL 248°, 79%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#26139E#26139E
HEX#26139E
RGBrgb(38, 19, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0745, 0.6196
RGB percentages14.9%, 7.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(248.2, 78.5%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 88%, 62%)
CMYK75.9%, 88%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,495,390
CSS custom property--colour: #26139E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D9EC61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0039A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00425Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 6.7Navy · ΔE 10.1Indigo · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8Medium blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B9E13
Analogous#13469E, #6B139E
Triadic#9E2613, #139E26
Split complementary#9E6C13, #459E13
Tetradic#9E1346, #8B9E13, #139E6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A8CF1
Lighter +30%#725EEC
Lighter +20%#4A31E6
Lighter +10%#3118CC
Darker −10%#1B0E70
Darker −20%#100843
Darker −30%#050315
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1800B1
Less saturated −25%#362988

Channel breakdown

R38
G19
B158
Red38 (14.9%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue248.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.53%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 13 · B 9E

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