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Recognised as Colour

#26AFF2

  • #26AFF2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#26AFF2 is a cyan with RGB values 38, 175, 242 and HSL 200°, 89%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#26AFF2#26AFF2
HEX#26AFF2
RGBrgb(38, 175, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.6863, 0.949
RGB percentages14.9%, 68.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(199.7, 88.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 84.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK84.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,535,410
CSS custom property--colour: #26AFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#D9500D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EAFF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#749DF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F26926
Analogous#26F2CF, #2649F2
Triadic#F226AF, #AFF226
Split complementary#F22649, #F2CF26
Tetradic#CF26F2, #F26926, #49F226

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F6FE
Lighter +30%#B6E4FB
Lighter +20%#86D2F8
Lighter +10%#56C1F5
Darker −10%#0D95D8
Darker −20%#0A74A8
Darker −30%#075378
Darker −40%#043248
More saturated +25%#19B3FF
Less saturated −25%#43A5D5

Channel breakdown

R38
G175
B242
Red38 (14.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue199.71°
Saturation (HSL)88.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G AF · B F2

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