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Recognised as Colour

#26526D

  • #26526D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#26526D is a blue with RGB values 38, 82, 109 and HSL 203°, 48%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#26526D#26526D
HEX#26526D
RGBrgb(38, 82, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3216, 0.4275
RGB percentages14.9%, 32.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(202.8, 48.3%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 65.1%, 42.7%)
CMYK65.1%, 24.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,511,469
CSS custom property--colour: #26526D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D9AD92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46526Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C4B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00595Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4126
Analogous#266D64, #262F6D
Triadic#6D2652, #526D26
Split complementary#6D262F, #6D6426
Tetradic#64266D, #6D4126, #2F6D26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89B9D6
Lighter +30%#63A2C9
Lighter +20%#408BB9
Lighter +10%#336E93
Darker −10%#193647
Darker −20%#0C1921
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14567F
Less saturated −25%#384E5B

Channel breakdown

R38
G82
B109
Red38 (14.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue202.82°
Saturation (HSL)48.3%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 52 · B 6D

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