Recognised as Colour

#266CB6

#266CB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#266CB6 is a blue with RGB values 38, 108, 182 and HSL 211°, 65%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#266CB6#266CB6

HEX#266CB6

RGBrgb(38, 108, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4235, 0.7137

RGB percentages14.9%, 42.4%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(210.8, 65.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 79.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK79.1%, 40.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,518,198

CSS custom property--colour: #266CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#D99349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4871B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3064B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Royal blue · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B67026

Analogous#26B4B6, #2826B6

Triadic#B6266C, #6CB626

Split complementary#B62826, #B4B626

Tetradic#B626B4, #B67026, #26B628

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8D3F0

Lighter +30%#8EB9E7

Lighter +20%#639FDF

Lighter +10%#3985D6

Darker −10%#1D538C

Darker −20%#143A62

Darker −30%#0C2137

Darker −40%#03080D

More saturated +25%#0B6BD2

Less saturated −25%#426D9B

Channel breakdown

R38

G108

B182

Red38 (14.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue210.83°

Saturation (HSL)65.45%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 6C · B B6

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