What color is #26415F?

#26415F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Turmeric. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26415F?

The RGB value is 38, 65, 95: 38 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26415F?

The complementary color is #5F4426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26415F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26415F color

#26415F rgb(38, 65, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #26415F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 25.5% green and 37.3% blue (38, 65, 95).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 43% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Turmeric (#2C4364), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#26415F color codes

HEX	`#26415F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 65, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 25.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 43%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 60%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 32%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.79, -0.2, -20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.79, 20.88, 269.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.754, 5.018, 11.542)`
Decimal	`2507103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26415F, 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 #26415F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26415F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #26415F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26415f; }
.text { color: #26415f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26415f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 65 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26415f, #28265f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #26415F?: #26415F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Turmeric. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26415F?: The RGB value is 38, 65, 95: 38 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26415F?: The complementary color is #5F4426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26415F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.