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Recognised as Colour

#26427C

  • #26427C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26427C is a blue with RGB values 38, 66, 124 and HSL 220°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26427C#26427C
HEX#26427C
RGBrgb(38, 66, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2588, 0.4863
RGB percentages14.9%, 25.9%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(220.5, 53.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 69.4%, 48.6%)
CMYK69.4%, 46.8%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,507,388
CSS custom property--colour: #26427C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#D9BD83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26487Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#16407Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004F59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Midnight blue · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C6026
Analogous#266D7C, #35267C
Triadic#7C2642, #427C26
Split complementary#7C3526, #6D7C26
Tetradic#7C266D, #7C6026, #267C35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91AADD
Lighter +30%#6A8BD1
Lighter +20%#436DC5
Lighter +10%#3257A3
Darker −10%#1A2D55
Darker −20%#0E182E
Darker −30%#020407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#123B90
Less saturated −25%#3A4968

Channel breakdown

R38
G66
B124
Red38 (14.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)53.09%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 42 · B 7C

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