Recognised as Colour

#26517D

#26517D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#26517D is a blue with RGB values 38, 81, 125 and HSL 210°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#26517D

RGBrgb(38, 81, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3176, 0.4902

RGB percentages14.9%, 31.8%, 49%

HSLhsl(210.3, 53.4%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 69.6%, 49%)

CMYK69.6%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,511,229

CSS custom property--colour: #26517D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#D9AE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E537Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#314B7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D5226

Analogous#267D7D, #26267D

Triadic#7D2651, #517D26

Split complementary#7D2626, #7D7D26

Tetradic#7D267D, #7D5226, #267D26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91B7DE

Lighter +30%#6A9DD2

Lighter +20%#4384C6

Lighter +10%#326AA4

Darker −10%#1A3856

Darker −20%#0E1E2F

Darker −30%#020508

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#125191

Less saturated −25%#3A5169

Channel breakdown

R38

G81

B125

Red38 (14.9%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue210.34°

Saturation (HSL)53.37%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 51 · B 7D

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Colour values

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