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Recognised as Colour

#26204B

  • #26204B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26204B is a blue with RGB values 38, 32, 75 and HSL 248°, 40%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26204B#26204B
HEX#26204B
RGBrgb(38, 32, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1255, 0.2941
RGB percentages14.9%, 12.5%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(248.4, 40.2%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 57.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK49.3%, 57.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,498,635
CSS custom property--colour: #26204B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D9DFB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C274Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C254Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1B2932no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6Black · ΔE 33.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.8Dim grey · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#454B20
Analogous#202F4B, #3C204B
Triadic#4B2620, #204B26
Split complementary#4B3C20, #2F4B20
Tetradic#4B202F, #454B20, #204B3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F74C3
Lighter +30%#5E50B4
Lighter +20%#4A3F92
Lighter +10%#382F6F
Darker −10%#141127
Darker −20%#020104
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C1358
Less saturated −25%#302D3E

Channel breakdown

R38
G32
B75
Red38 (14.9%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue248.37°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 20 · B 4B

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