HEX atlas value

#26619C

#26619C is a cool blue HEX color nearest Lapis. RGB 38, 97, 156, HSL 210° 61% 38%, luminance 0.1136; view contrast and conversions.

blue cool jewel-tone

#26619C Sample readable text

HEX #26619C

RGB rgb(38, 97, 156)

HSL hsl(210 61% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(76, 38, 0, 39)

Luminance 0.1136

Contrast Black 3.27:1White 6.42:1

CSS

--color-26619c: #26619C;
.background-26619c { background-color: #26619C; }
.text-26619c { color: #26619C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #26619C

#26619C is classified as a cool blue value with jewel tone visual character. #26619C is visually closest to Lapis, a named blue color with HEX #26619C.

The RGB channels are 38, 97, and 156, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 210deg with 61% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1136, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.27:1AA Fail

White text6.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #26619C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.27:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.42:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#143352#143352 · #FFFFFF text · best 12.92:1 #26269C#26269C · #FFFFFF text · best 11.41:1 Violet Blue#324AB2 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.61:1 #3B6187#3B6187 · #FFFFFF text · best 6.47:1 #269C9C#269C9C · #000000 text · best 6.32:1

Generated Palette

Lapis#26619C

#9C6126#9C6126

#269C9C#269C9C

#26269C#26269C

#4A8FD3#4A8FD3

#143352#143352

Color Harmonies

#9C6126#9C6126

#269C9C#269C9C

#26269C#26269C

#9C2661#9C2661

#619C26#619C26

Variants

#4A8FD3#4A8FD3

#143352#143352

#1061B1#1061B1

#3B6187#3B6187

#75A1CC#75A1CC

#0075EB#0075EB

Nearest Named Colors

Lapis#26619C

Violet Blue#324AB2

Denim#1560BD

Enamel Blue#0067A0

Safety Blue#0067A5

Luminance0.1136

Black text3.27:1AA Fail

White text6.42:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#26619C","rgb":[38,97,156],"hsl":[210,61,38],"cmyk":[76,38,0,39],"luminance":0.1136,"contrast":{"black":3.27,"white":6.42}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#143352","hex":"#143352","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#26269C","hex":"#26269C","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Violet Blue","hex":"#324AB2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.76,"contrastWhite":7.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#3B6187","hex":"#3B6187","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.25,"contrastWhite":6.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#269C9C","hex":"#269C9C","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.32,"contrastWhite":3.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","jewel tone","jewel tone blue","Lapis adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/26619c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lapis.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/violet-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/denim.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C6126","analogous":["#269C9C","#26269C"],"triadic":["#9C2661","#619C26"],"tetradic":["#9C269C","#9C6126","#269C26"],"splitComplementary":["#9C2626","#9C9C26"],"monochromatic":["#4A8FD3","#26619C","#143352"]}

Variants

{"light":"#4A8FD3","dark":"#143352","saturated":"#1061B1","desaturated":"#3B6187","pastel":"#75A1CC","neon":"#0075EB"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lapis","name":"Lapis","hex":"#26619C","distance":0},{"slug":"violet-blue","name":"Violet Blue","hex":"#324AB2","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"denim","name":"Denim","hex":"#1560BD","distance":37.134889255254286},{"slug":"enamel-blue","name":"Enamel Blue","hex":"#0067A0","distance":38.67815921162743},{"slug":"safety-blue","name":"Safety Blue","hex":"#0067A5","distance":39.50949253027682}]

#26619C

CSS

About #26619C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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