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Colour

#26569D

  • #26569D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#26569D is a blue with RGB values 38, 86, 157 and HSL 216°, 61%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#26569D#26569D
HEX#26569D
RGBrgb(38, 86, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3373, 0.6157
RGB percentages14.9%, 33.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(215.8, 61%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 75.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK75.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,512,541
CSS custom property--colour: #26569D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D9A962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#325DA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A529Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006772no 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 text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1Midnight blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D6D26
Analogous#26929D, #31269D
Triadic#9D2656, #569D26
Split complementary#9D3126, #929D26
Tetradic#9D2692, #9D6D26, #269D31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6C1E9
Lighter +30%#7DA4DF
Lighter +20%#5488D5
Lighter +10%#306CC6
Darker −10%#1C4074
Darker −20%#12294B
Darker −30%#081322
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E51B5
Less saturated −25%#3E5B85

Channel breakdown

R38
G86
B157
Red38 (14.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue215.8°
Saturation (HSL)61.03%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 56 · B 9D

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