#266ebc

Color #266ebc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.48 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#266ebc

RGB

rgb(38, 110, 188)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 66.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 79.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.8%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(45.9, 6.07, -47.26)

LCH

lch(45.9, 47.65, 277.32)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.141, 253.52)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 14.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc7426

Analogous

#26b9bc

#266ebc

#2926bc

Triadic

#266ebc

#bc266e

#6ebc26

Split-complementary

#266ebc

#bc2926

#b9bc26

Tetradic

#266ebc

#7426bc

#bc7426

#6ebc26

Square

#266ebc

#bc26b9

#bc7426

#26bc29

Shades

Color #266ebc mixed toward black.

#205c9d

#19497d

#13375e

#0d253f

#06121f

Tints

Color #266ebc mixed toward white.

#3a85d7

#619edf

#89b6e7

#b0ceef

#d8e7f7

Tones

Color #266ebc mixed toward gray.

#326eaf

#3f6fa3

#4b6f96

#58708a

#64707d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.04:1

White text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f50ad · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#4b45a9 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#2da09d · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #266ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#266ebc]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#266ebc (#266ebc) is rgb(38, 110, 188) in RGB.

No, #266ebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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