Colour
#268BA4
- #268BA4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#268BA4 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 139, 164 and HSL 192°, 62%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#268BA4#268BA4
HEX#268BA4
RGBrgb(38, 139, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5451, 0.6431
RGB percentages14.9%, 54.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(191.9, 62.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 76.8%, 64.3%)
CMYK76.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,526,116
CSS custom property--colour: #268BA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D9745B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A43F26
Analogous#26A47E, #264CA4
Triadic#A4268B, #8BA426
Split complementary#A4264C, #A47E26
Tetradic#7E26A4, #A43F26, #4CA426
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R38
G139
B164
Red38 (14.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue191.9°
Saturation (HSL)62.38%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8B · B A4
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