Colour

#26243C

#26243C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#26243C is a blue with RGB values 38, 36, 60 and HSL 245°, 25%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#26243C

RGBrgb(38, 36, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1412, 0.2353

RGB percentages14.9%, 14.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(245, 25%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245, 40%, 23.5%)

CMYK36.7%, 40%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,499,644

CSS custom property--colour: #26243C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15:1

Contrast with white15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D9DBC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D273Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D263Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#21282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.1 Slate grey · ΔE 38.9 Gray · ΔE 41.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A3C24

Analogous#242E3C, #32243C

Triadic#3C2624, #243C26

Split complementary#3C3224, #2E3C24

Tetradic#3C242E, #3A3C24, #243C32

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#807CB0

Lighter +30%#635D9C

Lighter +20%#4E4A7C

Lighter +10%#3A375C

Darker −10%#12111C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C1848

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R38

G36

B60

Red38 (14.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue245°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness18.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 24 · B 3C

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Colour values

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