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Recognised as Colour

#26597E

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

#26597E is a blue with RGB values 38, 89, 126 and HSL 205°, 54%, 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

#26597E#26597E
HEX#26597E
RGBrgb(38, 89, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.349, 0.4941
RGB percentages14.9%, 34.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(205.2, 53.7%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 69.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK69.8%, 29.4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,513,278
CSS custom property--colour: #26597E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D9A681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C517Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006266no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E4B26
Analogous#267E77, #262D7E
Triadic#7E2659, #597E26
Split complementary#7E262D, #7E7726
Tetradic#77267E, #7E4B26, #2D7E26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92BEDE
Lighter +30%#6BA7D2
Lighter +20%#448FC6
Lighter +10%#3275A5
Darker −10%#1A3D57
Darker −20%#0E2230
Darker −30%#030608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#115C93
Less saturated −25%#3B566A

Channel breakdown

R38
G89
B126
Red38 (14.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue205.23°
Saturation (HSL)53.66%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 59 · B 7E

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