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Recognised as Colour

#266DFC

  • #266DFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#266DFC is a blue with RGB values 38, 109, 252 and HSL 220°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#266DFC#266DFC
HEX#266DFC
RGBrgb(38, 109, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4275, 0.9882
RGB percentages14.9%, 42.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220.1, 97.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 84.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK84.9%, 56.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,518,524
CSS custom property--colour: #266DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D99203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0091AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCB526
Analogous#26D8FC, #4A26FC
Triadic#FC266D, #6DFC26
Split complementary#FC4A26, #D8FC26
Tetradic#FC26D8, #FCB526, #26FC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4FF
Lighter +30%#BDD3FE
Lighter +20%#8BB1FD
Lighter +10%#588FFD
Darker −10%#0350EC
Darker −20%#033FB9
Darker −30%#022E87
Darker −40%#011D55
More saturated +25%#236CFF
Less saturated −25%#4276E1

Channel breakdown

R38
G109
B252
Red38 (14.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220.09°
Saturation (HSL)97.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 6D · B FC

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