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Recognised as Colour

#267EAC

  • #267EAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#267EAC is a blue with RGB values 38, 126, 172 and HSL 201°, 64%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#267EAC#267EAC
HEX#267EAC
RGBrgb(38, 126, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4941, 0.6745
RGB percentages14.9%, 49.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(200.6, 63.8%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 77.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK77.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,522,796
CSS custom property--colour: #267EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D98153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5671ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5Cadetblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC5426
Analogous#26AC97, #263BAC
Triadic#AC267E, #7EAC26
Split complementary#AC263B, #AC9726
Tetradic#9726AC, #AC5426, #3BAC26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0D9EE
Lighter +30%#87C4E4
Lighter +20%#5DB0DB
Lighter +10%#339BD2
Darker −10%#1D5F82
Darker −20%#144158
Darker −30%#0A222F
Darker −40%#010405
More saturated +25%#0C86C6
Less saturated −25%#407692

Channel breakdown

R38
G126
B172
Red38 (14.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue200.6°
Saturation (HSL)63.81%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 7E · B AC

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