Colour

#26698F

#26698F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#26698F is a blue with RGB values 38, 105, 143 and HSL 202°, 58%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#26698F#26698F

HEX#26698F

RGBrgb(38, 105, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4118, 0.5608

RGB percentages14.9%, 41.2%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(201.7, 58%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 73.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK73.4%, 26.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,517,391

CSS custom property--colour: #26698F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#D99670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#495F8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dim grey · ΔE 28.1 Teal · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F4C26

Analogous#268F81, #26348F

Triadic#8F2669, #698F26

Split complementary#8F2634, #8F8126

Tetradic#81268F, #8F4C26, #358F26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9CCBE5

Lighter +30%#74B5DA

Lighter +20%#4CA0CF

Lighter +10%#3187B7

Darker −10%#1B4B67

Darker −20%#112E3E

Darker −30%#061016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F6FA6

Less saturated −25%#3D6378

Channel breakdown

R38

G105

B143

Red38 (14.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue201.71°

Saturation (HSL)58.01%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 69 · B 8F

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