#268BBA Color

#268BBA is rgb(38, 139, 186) in RGB and hsl(199, 66%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#268BBA

HEX#268BBA

RGBrgb(38, 139, 186)

HSLhsl(199, 66%, 44%)

HSVhsv(199, 80%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.114 234)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #268BBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #268BBA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#268BBA Complementary#BA5526 Analogous#26BA9F Analogous#2641BA Triadic#BA268B Triadic#8BBA26

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #268BBA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#34A2D5 #51B0DB #73BFE2 #95CFE9 #B7DEF0 #D5ECF6

Shades

#2178A1 #1D698C #175672 #124359 #0D303F #09202A

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