Colour

#266ECC

#266ECC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#266ECC is a blue with RGB values 38, 110, 204 and HSL 214°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#266ECC#266ECC

HEX#266ECC

RGBrgb(38, 110, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4314, 0.8

RGB percentages14.9%, 43.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(214, 68.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214, 81.4%, 80%)

CMYK81.4%, 46.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,518,732

CSS custom property--colour: #266ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#D99133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B77D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C68CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC8426

Analogous#26C1CC, #3126CC

Triadic#CC266E, #6ECC26

Split complementary#CC3126, #C1CC26

Tetradic#CC26C1, #CC8426, #26CC31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9DCF5

Lighter +30%#9EC0ED

Lighter +20%#73A4E5

Lighter +10%#4889DD

Darker −10%#1E57A1

Darker −20%#164076

Darker −30%#0E284B

Darker −40%#061120

More saturated +25%#086AEA

Less saturated −25%#4472AE

Channel breakdown

R38

G110

B204

Red38 (14.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue213.98°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 6E · B CC

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