#268BC5 Color

#268BC5 is rgb(38, 139, 197) in RGB and hsl(202, 68%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#268BC5

HEX#268BC5

RGBrgb(38, 139, 197)

HSLhsl(202, 68%, 46%)

HSVhsv(202, 81%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.125 239.7)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 29%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #268BC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #268BC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#268BC5 Complementary#C56026 Analogous#26C5B0 Analogous#263BC5 Triadic#C5268B Triadic#8BC526

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #268BC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#369DD9 #58AEDF #76BCE5 #98CDEB #B6DCF1 #D8ECF8

Shades

#2178AB #1C6692 #175478 #12425E #0D3045 #081E2B

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