Information about #268AAB color

#268AAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#268AAB falls into the Cyan Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 138, 171) — 14.9% red, 54.1% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 13 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #268AAB reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Scooter (#308EA0). Slightly further away sit Pelorous (#2599B2) and Lure (#2F77A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 138, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #268AAB: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#268AAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#268AAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #268AAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Java color link
Java

#259797

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#268AAB
  • RGB38, 138, 171
  • CMYK52, 13, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(38, 138, 171)
  • HSL195°, 64%, 41%
  • HSL Precise194.887°, 63.636%, 40.98%
  • HSV195°, 78%, 67%
  • HSB195°, 78%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.541, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.541, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.541, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID268AAB
  • DECIMAL ID2525867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01