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#026696 color: Europe Blue

#026696 is rgb(2, 102, 150) in RGB and oklch(48.586% 0.10938 239.331) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

48.6%
0.109
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #026696

#026696 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Europe Blue (#006796). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #026696 mixed with white

  1. 026696
  2. 2d75a1
  3. 4784ab
  4. 5f93b6
  5. 76a2c1
  6. 8db1cb
  7. a3c0d6
  8. bad0e0
  9. d1dfea
  10. e8eff5

Darker: #026696 mixed with black

  1. 026696
  2. 015882
  3. 014a6e
  4. 013c5b
  5. 002f49
  6. 002337
  7. 001726
  8. 000c16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #026696 with less saturation

  1. 026696
  2. 1a6691
  3. 28658b
  4. 326586
  5. 3a6481
  6. 42647b
  7. 486376
  8. 4f6270
  9. 54616b
  10. 5a6065

Questions about #026696

What color is #026696?

#026696 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Europe Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 102, 150), in HSL hsl(199.46, 97.37%, 29.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.586% 0.10938 239.331).

What colors go well with #026696?

The complementary color of #026696 is #8b4d0c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e7f and #465b9d. The triadic partners are #8f425d and #59670c.

Is white or black text more readable on #026696?

White text reads better on #026696: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #026696 a warm or cool color?

#026696 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.109.