What color is #26296B?

#26296B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26296B?

The RGB value is 38, 41, 107: 38 red, 41 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26296B?

The complementary color is #6B6826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26296B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26296B color

#26296B rgb(38, 41, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #26296B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.1% green and 42% blue (38, 41, 107).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 48% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Cowboy (#222266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#26296B color codes

HEX	`#26296B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 41, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 48%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 64%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 62%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.28, 21.03, -39.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.28, 44.35, 298.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.245, 3.059, 14.274)`
Decimal	`2500971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26296B, 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 #26296B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26296B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #26296B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26296b; }
.text { color: #26296b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26296b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 41 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26296b, #45266b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #26296B?: #26296B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Cowboy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26296B?: The RGB value is 38, 41, 107: 38 red, 41 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26296B?: The complementary color is #6B6826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26296B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.