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#266eb6 color: Beautiful Blue

#266eb6 is rgb(38, 110, 182) in RGB and oklch(53.098% 0.13319 251.897) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

53.1%
0.133
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #266eb6

#266eb6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.27:1 contrast and black text 3.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #266eb6 mixed with white

  1. 266eb6
  2. 3f7dbe
  3. 558bc6
  4. 6a99ce
  5. 7fa8d5
  6. 94b6dd
  7. a9c5e4
  8. bed3eb
  9. d4e2f2
  10. e9f0f8

Darker: #266eb6 mixed with black

  1. 266eb6
  2. 205f9e
  3. 195086
  4. 13416f
  5. 0d3359
  6. 082644
  7. 041930
  8. 020e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #266eb6 with less saturation

  1. 266eb6
  2. 316eaf
  3. 3a6fa8
  4. 416fa0
  5. 496f99
  6. 4f6f92
  7. 566e8a
  8. 5b6e83
  9. 616d7b
  10. 676d74

Questions about #266eb6

What color is #266eb6?

#266eb6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(38, 110, 182), in HSL hsl(210, 65.45%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.098% 0.13319 251.897).

What colors go well with #266eb6?

The complementary color of #266eb6 is #9a5c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007a9d and #615fb6. The triadic partners are #aa4557 and #4e7b1b.

Is white or black text more readable on #266eb6?

White text reads better on #266eb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and black gives 3.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #266eb6 a warm or cool color?

#266eb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.133.