Recognised as Colour

#2686CD

#2686CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2686CD is a blue with RGB values 38, 134, 205 and HSL 206°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2686CD

RGBrgb(38, 134, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5255, 0.8039

RGB percentages14.9%, 52.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(205.5, 68.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 81.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK81.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,524,877

CSS custom property--colour: #2686CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#D97932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6589D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C7ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0097A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD6D26

Analogous#26CDC1, #2632CD

Triadic#CD2686, #86CD26

Split complementary#CD2632, #CDC126

Tetradic#C126CD, #CD6D26, #32CD26

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAE3F5

Lighter +30%#9FCCED

Lighter +20%#74B5E5

Lighter +10%#499EDD

Darker −10%#1E6AA2

Darker −20%#164E77

Darker −30%#0E324C

Darker −40%#061621

More saturated +25%#088BEB

Less saturated −25%#4481AF

Channel breakdown

R38

G134

B205

Red38 (14.9%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue205.51°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 86 · B CD

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