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Recognised as Colour

#268DC8

  • #268DC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#268DC8 is a blue with RGB values 38, 141, 200 and HSL 202°, 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

#268DC8#268DC8
HEX#268DC8
RGBrgb(38, 141, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5529, 0.7843
RGB percentages14.9%, 55.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(201.9, 68.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 81%, 78.4%)
CMYK81%, 29.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,526,664
CSS custom property--colour: #268DC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D97237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#718ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B7FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C86126
Analogous#26C8B2, #263CC8
Triadic#C8268D, #8DC826
Split complementary#C8263C, #C8B226
Tetradic#B226C8, #C86126, #3CC826

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6E3F4
Lighter +30%#9BCFEC
Lighter +20%#70BAE4
Lighter +10%#45A5DC
Darker −10%#1E6F9D
Darker −20%#165172
Darker −30%#0E3247
Darker −40%#05141D
More saturated +25%#0895E6
Less saturated −25%#4485AA

Channel breakdown

R38
G141
B200
Red38 (14.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue201.85°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8D · B C8

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