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Recognised as Colour

#26566A

  • #26566A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#26566A is a cyan with RGB values 38, 86, 106 and HSL 198°, 47%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#26566A#26566A
HEX#26566A
RGBrgb(38, 86, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3373, 0.4157
RGB percentages14.9%, 33.7%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(197.6, 47.2%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 64.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK64.2%, 18.9%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,512,490
CSS custom property--colour: #26566A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#D9A995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C546Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#424D6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Teal · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A3A26
Analogous#266A5C, #26346A
Triadic#6A2656, #566A26
Split complementary#6A2634, #6A5C26
Tetradic#5C266A, #6A3A26, #346A26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88BED4
Lighter +30%#62A9C7
Lighter +20%#4193B5
Lighter +10%#337490
Darker −10%#193844
Darker −20%#0B191F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#145D7C
Less saturated −25%#384F58

Channel breakdown

R38
G86
B106
Red38 (14.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue197.65°
Saturation (HSL)47.22%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 56 · B 6A

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