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Colour

#268FFC

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

#268FFC is a blue with RGB values 38, 143, 252 and HSL 211°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#268FFC#268FFC
HEX#268FFC
RGBrgb(38, 143, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5608, 0.9882
RGB percentages14.9%, 56.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(210.6, 97.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 84.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK84.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,527,228
CSS custom property--colour: #268FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D97003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5698FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2885FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 1.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 1.17, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC9326
Analogous#26FAFC, #2826FC
Triadic#FC268F, #8FFC26
Split complementary#FC2826, #FAFC26
Tetradic#FC26FA, #FC9326, #26FC28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF7FF
Lighter +30%#BDDDFE
Lighter +20%#8BC3FD
Lighter +10%#58A9FD
Darker −10%#0375EC
Darker −20%#035CB9
Darker −30%#024387
Darker −40%#012A55
More saturated +25%#238FFF
Less saturated −25%#4290E1

Channel breakdown

R38
G143
B252
Red38 (14.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue210.56°
Saturation (HSL)97.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 8F · B FC

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