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Colour

#266AFF

  • #266AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#266AFF is a blue with RGB values 38, 106, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#266AFF#266AFF
HEX#266AFF
RGBrgb(38, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages14.9%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.2, 100%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 85.1%, 100%)
CMYK85.1%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,517,759
CSS custom property--colour: #266AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D99500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#0090AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6Blue violet · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBB26
Analogous#26D7FF, #4E26FF
Triadic#FF266A, #6AFF26
Split complementary#FF4E26, #D7FF26
Tetradic#FF26D7, #FFBB26, #26FF4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6FF
Lighter +30%#BFD3FF
Lighter +20%#8CB0FF
Lighter +10%#598DFF
Darker −10%#004CF2
Darker −20%#003CBF
Darker −30%#002C8C
Darker −40%#001C59
More saturated +25%#266AFF
Less saturated −25%#4174E4

Channel breakdown

R38
G106
B255
Red38 (14.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 6A · B FF

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