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#26468a color: Pacific Navy

#26468a is rgb(38, 70, 138) in RGB and oklch(40.903% 0.11959 263.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

40.9%
0.120
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #26468a

#26468a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.03:1 contrast and black text 2.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #26468a mixed with white

  1. 26468a
  2. 395896
  3. 4d6aa2
  4. 627cae
  5. 778eba
  6. 8ca0c6
  7. a2b3d1
  8. b9c5dd
  9. d0d8e8
  10. e7ecf4

Darker: #26468a mixed with black

  1. 26468a
  2. 203c77
  3. 193265
  4. 132853
  5. 0d1e42
  6. 081532
  7. 040d22
  8. 020514
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #26468a with less saturation

  1. 26468a
  2. 2a4784
  3. 2e487e
  4. 324977
  5. 354971
  6. 394a6b
  7. 3c4a64
  8. 404a5e
  9. 434a57
  10. 474a51

Questions about #26468a

What color is #26468a?

#26468a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(38, 70, 138), in HSL hsl(220.8, 56.82%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.903% 0.11959 263.178).

What colors go well with #26468a?

The complementary color of #26468a is #654300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00527b and #4e3a84. The triadic partners are #7e2829 and #155916.

Is white or black text more readable on #26468a?

White text reads better on #26468a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and black gives 2.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26468a a warm or cool color?

#26468a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.12.