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Colour

#26498B

  • #26498B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26498B is a blue with RGB values 38, 73, 139 and HSL 219°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26498B#26498B
HEX#26498B
RGBrgb(38, 73, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.2863, 0.5451
RGB percentages14.9%, 28.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 57.1%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 72.7%, 54.5%)
CMYK72.7%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,509,195
CSS custom property--colour: #26498B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D9B674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27508Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#11478Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Royal blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B6826
Analogous#267B8B, #36268B
Triadic#8B2649, #498B26
Split complementary#8B3626, #7B8B26
Tetradic#8B267B, #8B6826, #268B36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AB3E3
Lighter +30%#7295D8
Lighter +20%#4A77CD
Lighter +10%#315EB3
Darker −10%#1B3463
Darker −20%#101F3B
Darker −30%#050A13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1042A1
Less saturated −25%#3C5075

Channel breakdown

R38
G73
B139
Red38 (14.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue219.21°
Saturation (HSL)57.06%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 49 · B 8B

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