What color is #26004E?

#26004E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26004E?

The RGB value is 38, 0, 78: 38 red, 0 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26004E?

The complementary color is #284E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26004E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26004E color

#26004E rgb(38, 0, 78)

Shades of black

The hex color #26004E is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 0% green and 30.6% blue (38, 0, 78).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#26004E color codes

HEX	`#26004E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 0, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 0%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.67, 35.59, -38.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.67, 52.52, 312.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.174, 0.962, 7.277)`
Decimal	`2490446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26004E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #26004E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26004E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #26004E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26004e; }
.text { color: #26004e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26004e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 0 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26004e, #4d004e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #26004E?: #26004E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26004E?: The RGB value is 38, 0, 78: 38 red, 0 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26004E?: The complementary color is #284E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26004E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.