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Recognised as Colour

#26597C

  • #26597C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#26597C is a blue with RGB values 38, 89, 124 and HSL 204°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#26597C#26597C
HEX#26597C
RGBrgb(38, 89, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.349, 0.4863
RGB percentages14.9%, 34.9%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(204.4, 53.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 69.4%, 48.6%)
CMYK69.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,513,276
CSS custom property--colour: #26597C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D9A683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#49597Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D517Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.6Gray · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C4926
Analogous#267C74, #262E7C
Triadic#7C2659, #597C26
Split complementary#7C262E, #7C7426
Tetradic#74267C, #7C4926, #2E7C26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91BEDD
Lighter +30%#6AA7D1
Lighter +20%#4390C5
Lighter +10%#3275A3
Darker −10%#1A3D55
Darker −20%#0E212E
Darker −30%#020507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#125D90
Less saturated −25%#3A5568

Channel breakdown

R38
G89
B124
Red38 (14.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue204.42°
Saturation (HSL)53.09%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 59 · B 7C

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