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Recognised as Colour

#26BBDD

  • #26BBDD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#26BBDD is a cyan with RGB values 38, 187, 221 and HSL 191°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#26BBDD#26BBDD
HEX#26BBDD
RGBrgb(38, 187, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.7333, 0.8667
RGB percentages14.9%, 73.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(191.1, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK82.8%, 15.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,538,461
CSS custom property--colour: #26BBDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#D94422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA5DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD4826
Analogous#26DDA4, #265FDD
Triadic#DD26BB, #BBDD26
Split complementary#DD265F, #DDA426
Tetradic#A426DD, #DD4826, #5FDD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F2F9
Lighter +30%#AAE4F2
Lighter +20%#7ED7EB
Lighter +10%#52C9E4
Darker −10%#1C98B4
Darker −20%#157288
Darker −30%#0E4D5C
Darker −40%#072830
More saturated +25%#07CFFC
Less saturated −25%#45A7BE

Channel breakdown

R38
G187
B221
Red38 (14.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue191.15°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G BB · B DD

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