#268EC9 Color

#268EC9 is rgb(38, 142, 201) in RGB and hsl(202, 68%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#268EC9

HEX#268EC9

RGBrgb(38, 142, 201)

HSLhsl(202, 68%, 47%)

HSVhsv(202, 81%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.127 239.5)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 29%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #268EC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #268EC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#268EC9 Complementary#C96226 Analogous#26C9B4 Analogous#263CC9 Triadic#C9268E Triadic#8EC926

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #268EC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3A9FD9 #5CB0E0 #7ABEE6 #98CDEB #B6DCF1 #D8ECF8

Shades

#217CB0 #1D6996 #18577C #12425E #0D3045 #081E2B

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