Recognised as Colour

#26253D

#26253D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#26253D is a blue with RGB values 38, 37, 61 and HSL 242°, 24%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#26253D

RGBrgb(38, 37, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1451, 0.2392

RGB percentages14.9%, 14.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(242.5, 24.5%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 39.3%, 23.9%)

CMYK37.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,499,901

CSS custom property--colour: #26253D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1

Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D9DAC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E283Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D273Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#20292Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 41.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C3D25

Analogous#25303D, #32253D

Triadic#3D2625, #253D26

Split complementary#3D3225, #303D25

Tetradic#3D2530, #3C3D25, #253D32

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#807EB0

Lighter +30%#615F9C

Lighter +20%#4E4C7C

Lighter +10%#3A385D

Darker −10%#12121D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B1949

Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R38

G37

B61

Red38 (14.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue242.5°

Saturation (HSL)24.49%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 25 · B 3D

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