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Recognised as Colour

#268F9F

  • #268F9F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#268F9F is a cyan with RGB values 38, 143, 159 and HSL 188°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#268F9F#268F9F
HEX#268F9F
RGBrgb(38, 143, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5608, 0.6235
RGB percentages14.9%, 56.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(187.9, 61.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 76.1%, 62.4%)
CMYK76.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,527,135
CSS custom property--colour: #268F9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D97060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#717D9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11Teal · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F3626
Analogous#269F73, #26539F
Triadic#9F268F, #8F9F26
Split complementary#9F2653, #9F7226
Tetradic#72269F, #9F3626, #539F26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7E1EA
Lighter +30%#7ED3E0
Lighter +20%#55C5D6
Lighter +10%#30B4C8
Darker −10%#1C6A76
Darker −20%#12454D
Darker −30%#082024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0DA1B8
Less saturated −25%#3F7D86

Channel breakdown

R38
G143
B159
Red38 (14.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue187.93°
Saturation (HSL)61.42%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8F · B 9F

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