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Recognised as Colour

#26174B

  • #26174B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26174B is a violet with RGB values 38, 23, 75 and HSL 257°, 53%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26174B#26174B
HEX#26174B
RGBrgb(38, 23, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.0902, 0.2941
RGB percentages14.9%, 9%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(257.3, 53.1%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 69.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK49.3%, 69.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,496,331
CSS custom property--colour: #26174B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.07:1
Contrast with white16.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D9E8B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00224Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00204Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#1B232Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8Indigo · ΔE 38.7Black · ΔE 39.2Purple · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C4B17
Analogous#17224B, #40174B
Triadic#4B2617, #174B26
Split complementary#4B4017, #224B17
Tetradic#4B1722, #3C4B17, #174B40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8060CE
Lighter +30%#613BC0
Lighter +20%#4E2F99
Lighter +10%#3A2372
Darker −10%#120B24
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#210B57
Less saturated −25%#2B233F

Channel breakdown

R38
G23
B75
Red38 (14.9%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue257.31°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 17 · B 4B

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