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Recognised as Colour

#268CCB

  • #268CCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#268CCB is a blue with RGB values 38, 140, 203 and HSL 203°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#268CCB#268CCB
HEX#268CCB
RGBrgb(38, 140, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.549, 0.7961
RGB percentages14.9%, 54.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(202.9, 68.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 81.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK81.3%, 31%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,526,411
CSS custom property--colour: #268CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D97334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#587ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6526
Analogous#26CBB7, #263ACB
Triadic#CB268C, #8CCB26
Split complementary#CB263A, #CBB726
Tetradic#B726CB, #CB6526, #3ACB26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E4F5
Lighter +30%#9DCEED
Lighter +20%#72B9E5
Lighter +10%#47A4DD
Darker −10%#1E6EA0
Darker −20%#165175
Darker −30%#0E334A
Darker −40%#06151F
More saturated +25%#0893E9
Less saturated −25%#4485AD

Channel breakdown

R38
G140
B203
Red38 (14.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue202.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.46%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8C · B CB

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