Recognised as Colour

#26202D

#26202D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#26202D is a violet with RGB values 38, 32, 45 and HSL 268°, 17%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#26202D

RGBrgb(38, 32, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1255, 0.1765

RGB percentages14.9%, 12.5%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(267.7, 16.9%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 28.9%, 17.6%)

CMYK15.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,498,605

CSS custom property--colour: #26202D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01635WCAG 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 15.83:1

Contrast with white15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D9DFD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E222Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F222Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#252224no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Dim grey · ΔE 32.5 Slate grey · ΔE 40.4 Gray · ΔE 41.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#272D20

Analogous#20212D, #2D202D

Triadic#2D2620, #202D26

Split complementary#2D2D20, #212D20

Tetradic#2D2021, #272D20, #202D2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B79A0

Lighter +30%#726086

Lighter +20%#584A69

Lighter +10%#3F354B

Darker −10%#0D0B0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#251637

Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R38

G32

B45

Red38 (14.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue267.69°

Saturation (HSL)16.88%

Lightness15.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 20 · B 2D

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