Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #260559, its pure hue is 263.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.4%, and its lightness is 18.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #260559, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05010b to #21044e.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #260559. In RGB, it consists of 14.9% Red, 2.0% Green, and 34.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 57.3% Cyan, 94.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 65.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 263.6°, with saturation of 89.4% and lightness of 18.4%. The decimal value for #260559 is 2491737, and its nearest "web safe" color is #330066. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #260559 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #260559
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #260559, its pure hue is 263.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.4%, and its lightness is 18.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #260559, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #41246e to #e4e0ea.
Tones of #260559
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #260559, its pure hue is 263.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 89.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #260559, which range from #2f2f2f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #25005e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #260559
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #260559! For #260559, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #260559. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #260559
This color, #260559, consists of 14.9% Red, 2.0% Green, and 34.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 38, Green = 5, Blue = 89. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #260559 is 57.3% Cyan, 94.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 65.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 38 | 5 | 89 |
Octal | 46 | 5 | 131 |
Hexa | #26 | #05 | #59 |
Binary | 00100110 | 00000101 | 01011001 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 57 | 94 | 0 | 65 |
Octal | 71 | 136 | 0 | 101 |
Hexa | #39 | #5e | #00 | #41 |
Binary | 00111001 | 01011110 | 00000000 | 01000001 |
Analogous Colors of #260559
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #260559 — which has hue 263.6° — its analogous colors are located at 233.6° and 293.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #260559.
Triadic Colors of #260559
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #260559 — which has hue 263.6° — its triadic colors are located at 23.6° and 263.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #260559.
Complementary Color of #260559
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #260559 — which has hue 263.6° — its complementary color is located at 83.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #260559.
Split Complementary Colors of #260559
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #260559 — which has hue 263.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 53.6° and 263.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #260559.
Tetradic Colors of #260559
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #260559 — which has hue 263.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 173.6°, 263.6°, 353.6°, and 83.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #260559.
Monochromatic Colors of #260559
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #260559, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #13042b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #380489 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #260559
We want to make getting started with #260559 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #260559 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #260559 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #260559 with other HTML elements.
#260559 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #260559;">The color of this text is #260559.</span>
#260559 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #260559; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #260559.</div>
#260559 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #260559;">This color for the shadow of this text is #260559.</span>
#260559 Border Color
<div style="border: #260559 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #260559.</div>
#260559 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #260559; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #260559 on a white background.</div></div>
#260559 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #260559; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #260559 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #260559 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#260559,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#260559,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#260559,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#260559,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #260559 to white.</div>
Gradient from #260559 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#260559,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#260559,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#260559,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#260559,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #260559 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #260559
In addition to using #260559 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #260559 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #260559, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 38, Green = 5, Blue = 89). If you need details about the color coordinates of #260559 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #260559 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(38, 5, 89) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #260559; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #260559; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #260559; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(38, 5, 89); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#260559") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:38, green:5, blue:89, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:38 green:5 blue:89 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(38f, 5f, 89f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(38, 5, 89); |
#260559 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #260559 the same way. For those with color blindness, #260559 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #260559 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #260559 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #260559 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #260559 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #260559 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 16.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.