Information about #266FDA color

#266FDA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#266FDA falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 111, 218) — 14.9% red, 43.5% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 83 / 49 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#266FDA is a energetic, saturated azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flickr Blue (#216BD6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Celtic Blue (#246BCE) and Mariner (#286ACD).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 111, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #266FDA: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #266FDA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#266FDA color variations

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

#266FDA 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 #266FDA

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

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Bluetiful color link
Bluetiful

#3C69E7

Azul color link
Azul

#1D5DEC

Blue Dress color link
Blue Dress

#157DEC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#266FDA
  • RGB38, 111, 218
  • CMYK83, 49, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(38, 111, 218)
  • HSL216°, 71%, 50%
  • HSL Precise215.667°, 70.866%, 50.196%
  • HSV216°, 83%, 85%
  • HSB216°, 83%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.435, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.435, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.435, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID266FDA
  • DECIMAL ID2519002
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01