All About Color #269BC9

#269BC9

About #269BC9

#269BC9 is a medium blue color with the hex code #269BC9. In RGB it is red 38, green 155, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 68%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 81%, 23%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 3.17:1 on white and 6.61:1 on black.

#269BC9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet26, 9B, C9
CMYK81.09%, 22.89%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal38, 155, 201
HSL197°, 68%, 47%
RGB Octal46, 233, 311
HSV (HSB)196.93°, 81.09%, 78.82%
RGB Binary100110, 10011011, 11001001
CIE-L*AB59.95, -15.52, -32.52
RGB Percent14.90%, 60.78%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH59.95, 36.04, 244.48
XYZ23.06, 28.07, 59.46
CIE-L*UV59.95, -38.69, -48.70
xyY0.21, 0.25, 28.07
Hunter-Lab52.98, -15.02, -29.45
RYB14.90%, 41.61%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#269BC9 on a dark background: contrast 6.61:1, passes WCAG AA.
#269BC9 on a light background: contrast 3.17:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #269BC9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#269BC9 · #69C0E2 · #18607C · #C95526 · #E28B69

Analogous palette

#26C955 · #26C9A6 · #269BC9 · #264AC9 · #5526C9

Triadic palette

#269BC9 · #C9269B · #9BC926 · #69C0E2 · #E269C0

Tetradic palette

#269BC9 · #A626C9 · #C95526 · #4AC926 · #18607C

Monochromatic palette

#0E3849 · #1A6A89 · #269BC9 · #5CBBE0 · #9CD6EC

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