Recognised as Colour

#26466F

#26466F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#26466F is a blue with RGB values 38, 70, 111 and HSL 214°, 49%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#26466F#26466F

HEX#26466F

RGBrgb(38, 70, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2745, 0.4353

RGB percentages14.9%, 27.5%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(213.7, 49%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 65.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK65.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,508,399

CSS custom property--colour: #26466F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#D9B990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#344971no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A426Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#004F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F4F26

Analogous#266A6F, #2B266F

Triadic#6F2646, #466F26

Split complementary#6F2B26, #6A6F26

Tetradic#6F266A, #6F4F26, #266F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AACD7

Lighter +30%#6491CA

Lighter +20%#4076BB

Lighter +10%#335E95

Darker −10%#192E49

Darker −20%#0C1623

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#134482

Less saturated −25%#39485C

Channel breakdown

R38

G70

B111

Red38 (14.9%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue213.7°

Saturation (HSL)48.99%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 46 · B 6F

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Colour values

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