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#26488e color: Pacific Navy

#26488e is rgb(38, 72, 142) in RGB and oklch(41.651% 0.12283 262.766) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

41.7%
0.123
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #26488e

#26488e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.7% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.75:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, 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: #26488e mixed with white

  1. 26488e
  2. 3a5a9a
  3. 4e6ca6
  4. 627db1
  5. 778fbd
  6. 8da1c8
  7. a3b4d3
  8. b9c6de
  9. d0d9e9
  10. e7ecf4

Darker: #26488e mixed with black

  1. 26488e
  2. 203d7b
  3. 193368
  4. 132956
  5. 0d1f44
  6. 081634
  7. 040d24
  8. 020615
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #26488e with less saturation

  1. 26488e
  2. 2a4988
  3. 2e4a81
  4. 324b7b
  5. 364b74
  6. 3a4c6e
  7. 3e4c67
  8. 414c61
  9. 454c5a
  10. 494c53

Questions about #26488e

What color is #26488e?

#26488e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(38, 72, 142), in HSL hsl(220.38, 57.78%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.651% 0.12283 262.766).

What colors go well with #26488e?

The complementary color of #26488e is #674500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00547d and #503b88. The triadic partners are #82292b and #175c16.

Is white or black text more readable on #26488e?

White text reads better on #26488e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26488e a warm or cool color?

#26488e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 41.7% and its chroma 0.123.