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Recognised as Colour

#26ACF9

  • #26ACF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#26ACF9 is a blue with RGB values 38, 172, 249 and HSL 202°, 95%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#26ACF9#26ACF9
HEX#26ACF9
RGBrgb(38, 172, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6745, 0.9765
RGB percentages14.9%, 67.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(201.9, 94.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 84.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK84.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,534,649
CSS custom property--colour: #26ACF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#D95306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AEFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Sky blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F97326
Analogous#26F9DD, #2642F9
Triadic#F926AC, #ACF926
Split complementary#F92642, #F9DC26
Tetradic#DD26F9, #F97326, #43F926

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8FE
Lighter +30%#BBE5FD
Lighter +20%#89D2FC
Lighter +10%#58BFFA
Darker −10%#0694E6
Darker −20%#0574B4
Darker −30%#045482
Darker −40%#023451
More saturated +25%#20AEFF
Less saturated −25%#42A4DD

Channel breakdown

R38
G172
B249
Red38 (14.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue201.9°
Saturation (HSL)94.62%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G AC · B F9

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