#26B5ED Color

#26B5ED is rgb(38, 181, 237) in RGB and hsl(197, 85%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DodgerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#26B5ED

HEX#26B5ED

RGBrgb(38, 181, 237)

HSLhsl(197, 85%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 84%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.138 231)

CMYKcmyk(84%, 24%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #26B5ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #26B5ED based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#26B5ED Complementary#ED5E26 Analogous#26EDC2 Analogous#2651ED Triadic#ED26B5 Triadic#B5ED26

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #26B5ED, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#42BFF0 #63CAF2 #80D4F5 #9CDDF7 #B8E7F9 #D9F2FC

Shades

#12A4DE #0F8CBD #0D739C #0A5776 #073F55 #042634

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