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Recognised as Colour

#267BE6

  • #267BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#267BE6 is a blue with RGB values 38, 123, 230 and HSL 213°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#267BE6#267BE6
HEX#267BE6
RGBrgb(38, 123, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4824, 0.902
RGB percentages14.9%, 48.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(213.4, 79.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 83.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK83.5%, 46.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,522,086
CSS custom property--colour: #267BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D98419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F85EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E69126
Analogous#26DBE6, #3126E6
Triadic#E6267B, #7BE626
Split complementary#E63126, #DBE626
Tetradic#E626DB, #E69126, #26E631

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEAFB
Lighter +30%#AFCEF6
Lighter +20%#81B3F1
Lighter +10%#5497EB
Darker −10%#1663C3
Darker −20%#114B95
Darker −30%#0C3467
Darker −40%#071D39
More saturated +25%#0D78FF
Less saturated −25%#447EC8

Channel breakdown

R38
G123
B230
Red38 (14.9%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue213.44°
Saturation (HSL)79.34%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 7B · B E6

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