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Recognised as Colour

#26478B

  • #26478B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26478B is a blue with RGB values 38, 71, 139 and HSL 220°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26478B#26478B
HEX#26478B
RGBrgb(38, 71, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2784, 0.5451
RGB percentages14.9%, 27.8%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(220.4, 57.1%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 72.7%, 54.5%)
CMYK72.7%, 48.9%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,508,683
CSS custom property--colour: #26478B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D9B874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224F8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#08458Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005762no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Midnight blue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B6A26
Analogous#267A8B, #37268B
Triadic#8B2647, #478B26
Split complementary#8B3726, #7A8B26
Tetradic#8B267A, #8B6A26, #268B37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AB2E3
Lighter +30%#7293D8
Lighter +20%#4A75CD
Lighter +10%#315BB3
Darker −10%#1B3363
Darker −20%#101E3B
Darker −30%#050A13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#103FA1
Less saturated −25%#3C4F75

Channel breakdown

R38
G71
B139
Red38 (14.9%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue220.4°
Saturation (HSL)57.06%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 47 · B 8B

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