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Colour

#26A6FF

  • #26A6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#26A6FF is a blue with RGB values 38, 166, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#26A6FF#26A6FF
HEX#26A6FF
RGBrgb(38, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages14.9%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.6, 100%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 85.1%, 100%)
CMYK85.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,533,119
CSS custom property--colour: #26A6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#D95900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C97FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Royal blue · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7F26
Analogous#26FFEB, #263AFF
Triadic#FF26A6, #A6FF26
Split complementary#FF263A, #FFEB26
Tetradic#EB26FF, #FF7F26, #3AFF26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FAFF
Lighter +30%#BFE5FF
Lighter +20%#8CD0FF
Lighter +10%#59BBFF
Darker −10%#008FF2
Darker −20%#0071BF
Darker −30%#00538C
Darker −40%#003459
More saturated +25%#26A6FF
Less saturated −25%#41A1E4

Channel breakdown

R38
G166
B255
Red38 (14.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G A6 · B FF

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