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Recognised as Colour

#26B6FF

  • #26B6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#26B6FF is a blue with RGB values 38, 182, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#26B6FF#26B6FF
HEX#26B6FF
RGBrgb(38, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages14.9%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.2, 100%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 85.1%, 100%)
CMYK85.1%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,537,215
CSS custom property--colour: #26B6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#D94900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 26.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6F26
Analogous#26FFDB, #264AFF
Triadic#FF26B6, #B6FF26
Split complementary#FF2649, #FFDB26
Tetradic#DC26FF, #FF6F26, #4AFF26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FBFF
Lighter +30%#BFE9FF
Lighter +20%#8CD8FF
Lighter +10%#59C7FF
Darker −10%#00A1F2
Darker −20%#007FBF
Darker −30%#005D8C
Darker −40%#003B59
More saturated +25%#26B6FF
Less saturated −25%#41ADE4

Channel breakdown

R38
G182
B255
Red38 (14.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G B6 · B FF

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