#268BD9 Color

#268BD9 is rgb(38, 139, 217) in RGB and hsl(206, 70%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DodgerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#268BD9

HEX#268BD9

RGBrgb(38, 139, 217)

HSLhsl(206, 70%, 50%)

HSVhsv(206, 82%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.148 247.2)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 36%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #268BD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #268BD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#268BD9 Complementary#D97426 Analogous#26D9CD Analogous#2632D9 Triadic#D9268B Triadic#8BD926

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #268BD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#459CDE #63ACE3 #81BCE9 #9BCAED #BADAF3 #D8EAF8

Shades

#2178BA #1C67A0 #175482 #124368 #0D2F4A #081F30

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