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Colour

#26232A

  • #26232A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#26232A is a violet with RGB values 38, 35, 42 and HSL 266°, 9%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#26232A#26232A
HEX#26232A
RGBrgb(38, 35, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1373, 0.1647
RGB percentages14.9%, 13.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(265.7, 9.1%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 16.7%, 16.5%)
CMYK9.5%, 16.7%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,499,370
CSS custom property--colour: #26232A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D9DCD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22242Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#22242Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#252425no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Slate grey · ΔE 39.4Gray · ΔE 39.6Light slate grey · ΔE 42.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#272A23
Analogous#23242A, #29232A
Triadic#2A2623, #232A26
Split complementary#2A2923, #242A23
Tetradic#2A2324, #272A23, #232A29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B8297
Lighter +30%#72697D
Lighter +20%#585162
Lighter +10%#3F3A46
Darker −10%#0D0C0E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#251934
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R38
G35
B42
Red38 (14.9%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 23 · B 2A

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