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Recognised as Colour

#269FF6

  • #269FF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#269FF6 is a blue with RGB values 38, 159, 246 and HSL 205°, 92%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#269FF6#269FF6
HEX#269FF6
RGBrgb(38, 159, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6235, 0.9647
RGB percentages14.9%, 62.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(205.1, 92%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 84.6%, 96.5%)
CMYK84.6%, 35.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,531,318
CSS custom property--colour: #269FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#D96009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A3FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#5791F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4Royal blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F67D26
Analogous#26F6E5, #2637F6
Triadic#F6269F, #9FF626
Split complementary#F62637, #F6E526
Tetradic#E526F6, #F67D26, #37F626

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF6FE
Lighter +30%#B9E0FC
Lighter +20%#88CAFA
Lighter +10%#57B5F8
Darker −10%#0986E0
Darker −20%#0769AF
Darker −30%#054B7E
Darker −40%#032E4D
More saturated +25%#1DA0FF
Less saturated −25%#429ADA

Channel breakdown

R38
G159
B246
Red38 (14.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue205.1°
Saturation (HSL)92.04%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 9F · B F6

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