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Colour

#26156E

  • #26156E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#26156E is a blue with RGB values 38, 21, 110 and HSL 251°, 68%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#26156E#26156E
HEX#26156E
RGBrgb(38, 21, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0824, 0.4314
RGB percentages14.9%, 8.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(251.5, 67.9%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 80.9%, 43.1%)
CMYK65.5%, 80.9%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,495,854
CSS custom property--colour: #26156E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.84:1
Contrast with white14.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D9EA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002A71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00246Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#002F41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 3.4Indigo · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Navy · ΔE 21Dark blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 3.38, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6E15
Analogous#15306E, #53156E
Triadic#6E2615, #156E26
Split complementary#6E5215, #316E15
Tetradic#6E1530, #5D6E15, #156E53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#836CE3
Lighter +30%#5F41DB
Lighter +20%#4425C4
Lighter +10%#351D99
Darker −10%#170D43
Darker −20%#080518
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C057E
Less saturated −25%#30255E

Channel breakdown

R38
G21
B110
Red38 (14.9%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue251.46°
Saturation (HSL)67.94%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 15 · B 6E

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