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Colour

#26559C

  • #26559C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26559C is a blue with RGB values 38, 85, 156 and HSL 216°, 61%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26559C#26559C
HEX#26559C
RGBrgb(38, 85, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3333, 0.6118
RGB percentages14.9%, 33.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(216.1, 60.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 75.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK75.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,512,284
CSS custom property--colour: #26559C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D9AA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#19519Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4Midnight blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C6D26
Analogous#26909C, #32269C
Triadic#9C2655, #559C26
Split complementary#9C3226, #909C26
Tetradic#9C2690, #9C6D26, #269C32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5C0E9
Lighter +30%#7CA3DF
Lighter +20%#5387D5
Lighter +10%#306BC5
Darker −10%#1C3F73
Darker −20%#12284A
Darker −30%#081221
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E50B4
Less saturated −25%#3E5A84

Channel breakdown

R38
G85
B156
Red38 (14.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue216.1°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 55 · B 9C

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