Recognised as Colour

#269BCC

#269BCC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#269BCC is a cyan with RGB values 38, 155, 204 and HSL 198°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#269BCC#269BCC

HEX#269BCC

RGBrgb(38, 155, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6078, 0.8

RGB percentages14.9%, 60.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(197.7, 68.6%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 81.4%, 80%)

CMYK81.4%, 24%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,530,252

CSS custom property--colour: #269BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#D96433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8299CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Sky blue · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC5726

Analogous#26CCAA, #2648CC

Triadic#CC269B, #9BCC26

Split complementary#CC2648, #CCAA26

Tetradic#AA26CC, #CC5726, #48CC26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9E8F5

Lighter +30%#9ED6ED

Lighter +20%#73C3E5

Lighter +10%#48B1DD

Darker −10%#1E7AA1

Darker −20%#165A76

Darker −30%#0E394B

Darker −40%#061820

More saturated +25%#08A7EA

Less saturated −25%#448FAE

Channel breakdown

R38

G155

B204

Red38 (14.9%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue197.71°

Saturation (HSL)68.6%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 26 · G 9B · B CC

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Colour values

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