Twitter Blue (#26A7DE)

The hex code for Twitter Blue is #26A7DE. It is rgb(38, 167, 222) in RGB, hsl(198, 74%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 25%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26A7DE

HEX#26A7DE

RGBrgb(38, 167, 222)

HSLhsl(198, 74%, 51%)

HSVhsv(198, 83%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 25%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.132 232.8)

LABlab(63.80% -20.23 -38.10)

LCHlch(63.80% 43.14 242.04)

Colors Closest to Twitter Blue

Twitter Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 4.45 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.18 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 8.13 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.3 Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 9.17 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#26A7DE Channel Values

How Twitter Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 167 · B 222	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 74% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 83% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 83% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.74:1 vs white · 7.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Twitter Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Twitter Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Twitter Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Twitter Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How Twitter Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#26A7DE

Protanopia#9A9ADE

Protanomaly#7C9FDE

Deuteranopia#8D8DDF

Deuteranomaly#7298DF

Tritanopia#00AFAF

Tritanomaly#00ACC4

Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

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Using #26A7DE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--twitter-blue: #26A7DE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26A7DE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'twitter-blue': '#26A7DE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.655, blue: 0.871)

Android XML<color name="twitter_blue">#26A7DE</color>

SVG fillfill="#26A7DE"

More Teal Colors

Twitter Blue sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

29a39f 264348 2a4646 25d4cc 2b748c 24ffff 2bcaca 24fbff 2d383a 24c8ff 2d848f 243d3d 395e60 57ffff 76d7ea 96c0c0 b6d3d3 d4f7f6 001f1f 006666 0099cc 00f0f0 0d3f3f 197194

#26A7DE Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Twitter Blue?

The hex code for Twitter Blue is #26A7DE. That is rgb(38, 167, 222) in RGB, hsl(198, 74%, 51%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(83%, 25%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #26A7DE?

#26A7DE is rgb(38, 167, 222) — red 38, green 167, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26A7DE?

#26A7DE converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 25%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26A7DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26A7DE scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26A7DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26A7DE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 10.44, which is visibly different.

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