Recognised as Colour

#266CCC

#266CCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#266CCC is a blue with RGB values 38, 108, 204 and HSL 215°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#266CCC#266CCC

HEX#266CCC

RGBrgb(38, 108, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4235, 0.8

RGB percentages14.9%, 42.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(214.7, 68.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 81.4%, 80%)

CMYK81.4%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,518,220

CSS custom property--colour: #266CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#D99333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3676D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC8626

Analogous#26BFCC, #3326CC

Triadic#CC266C, #6CCC26

Split complementary#CC3326, #BFCC26

Tetradic#CC26BF, #CC8626, #26CC33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9DCF5

Lighter +30%#9EBFED

Lighter +20%#73A3E5

Lighter +10%#4887DD

Darker −10%#1E55A1

Darker −20%#163E76

Darker −30%#0E284B

Darker −40%#061120

More saturated +25%#0867EA

Less saturated −25%#4471AE

Channel breakdown

R38

G108

B204

Red38 (14.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue214.7°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 6C · B CC

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