#268DB5 Color

#268DB5 is rgb(38, 141, 181) in RGB and hsl(197, 65%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#268DB5

HEX#268DB5

RGBrgb(38, 141, 181)

HSLhsl(197, 65%, 43%)

HSVhsv(197, 79%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.108 229.3)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 22%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #268DB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #268DB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#268DB5 Complementary#B54F26 Analogous#26B596 Analogous#2645B5 Triadic#B5268D Triadic#8DB526

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #268DB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#31A5D3 #52B4DA #74C3E2 #92CFE8 #B3DEEF #D5EDF6

Shades

#21799C #1D6987 #17556D #134558 #0D313F #09212A

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