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Recognised as Colour

#268DF8

  • #268DF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#268DF8 is a blue with RGB values 38, 141, 248 and HSL 211°, 94%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#268DF8#268DF8
HEX#268DF8
RGBrgb(38, 141, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5529, 0.9725
RGB percentages14.9%, 55.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(210.6, 93.8%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 84.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK84.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,526,712
CSS custom property--colour: #268DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D97207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5596FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2984F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.36, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F89126
Analogous#26F6F8, #2826F8
Triadic#F8268D, #8DF826
Split complementary#F82826, #F6F826
Tetradic#F826F6, #F89126, #26F828

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF5FE
Lighter +30%#BADBFD
Lighter +20%#89C1FB
Lighter +10%#57A7FA
Darker −10%#0773E4
Darker −20%#065AB2
Darker −30%#044181
Darker −40%#03284F
More saturated +25%#1F8DFF
Less saturated −25%#428EDC

Channel breakdown

R38
G141
B248
Red38 (14.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue210.57°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8D · B F8

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