Recognised as Colour

#26343E

#26343E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#26343E is a blue with RGB values 38, 52, 62 and HSL 205°, 24%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#26343E

RGBrgb(38, 52, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2039, 0.2431

RGB percentages14.9%, 20.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(205, 24%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205, 38.7%, 24.3%)

CMYK38.7%, 16.1%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,503,742

CSS custom property--colour: #26343E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.78:1

Contrast with white12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#D9CBC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30343Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C313Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1E3737no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Black · ΔE 22.6 Dim grey · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 32 Gray · ΔE 33.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E3026

Analogous#263E3C, #26283E

Triadic#3E2634, #343E26

Split complementary#3E2628, #3E3C26

Tetradic#3C263E, #3E3026, #283E26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7F9CB1

Lighter +30%#60849D

Lighter +20%#4D697D

Lighter +10%#394F5E

Darker −10%#13191E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A364B

Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R38

G52

B62

Red38 (14.9%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue205°

Saturation (HSL)24%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 34 · B 3E

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