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#268ABA

#268aba ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#268aba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 54.12% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 199.46°, with 66.07% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #268aba
  2. #ba5626

Split complementary

  1. #268aba
  2. #ba2640
  3. #baa026

Analogous

  1. #26baa0
  2. #268aba
  3. #2640ba

Triadic

  1. #268aba
  2. #ba268a
  3. #8aba26

Tetradic

  1. #268aba
  2. #5626ba
  3. #ba5626
  4. #8aba26

Square

  1. #268aba
  2. #a026ba
  3. #ba5626
  4. #40ba26

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2c3b
  2. #195b7a
  3. #268aba
  4. #51afdb
  5. #91cce8

Shades

#268aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #268aba
  2. #227ca7
  3. #1e6e95
  4. #1b6182
  5. #175370
  6. #13455d
  7. #0f374a
  8. #0b2938
  9. #081c25
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#268aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #268aba
  2. #3c96c1
  3. #51a1c8
  4. #67adcf
  5. #7db9d6
  6. #93c5dd
  7. #a8d0e3
  8. #bedcea
  9. #d4e8f1
  10. #e9f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#268aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #268aba
  2. #2f89b4
  3. #3888ae
  4. #4187a9
  5. #4a86a3
  6. #53859d
  7. #5c8497
  8. #658391
  9. #6e828c
  10. #778186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69859b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7389bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d89bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e82ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-268aba {
  color: #268aba;
}
Background
.bg-268aba {
  background-color: #268aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-268aba {
  border: 2px solid #268aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #268aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 138 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-268aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #268aba, #2640ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-268aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 138 186 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.89 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.99 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.08 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.36 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #d97545 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#268aba  rgb(38, 138, 186)  hsl(199, 66%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#ba5626  rgb(186, 86, 38)  hsl(19, 66%, 44%)  Mahogany
#ba268a  rgb(186, 38, 138)  hsl(319, 66%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8aba26  rgb(138, 186, 38)  hsl(79, 66%, 44%)  Apple Green