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#269EE6 — Vivid Blue

#269EE6 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #269EE6 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#269EE6 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E67128; it also sits naturally between #28E6D0 and #283FE6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#269EE6 · RGB 38, 158, 230

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Color values

HEX#269EE6
RGB38, 158, 230
HSL203°, 79%, 53%
HSV203°, 83%, 90%
CMYK83%, 31%, 0%, 10%
XYZ27.31, 30.58, 79.33
Yxy30.58, 0.1990, 0.2229
CIE-Lab62.15, -6.92, -45.22
Hunter Lab55.30, -5.76, -51.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 62% · Blue 90%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #269EE6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #269EE6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #269EE6

.text { color: #269EE6; }
.background { background-color: #269EE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #269EE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 158, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 79%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #269EE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 158, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #269EE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 158, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#269EE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#269EE6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #269EE6

#1A91DB#1782C4#1473AD#126497#105884#0D486E#0A3957#072A40#051B29#020C12

Tints of #269EE6

#3BA6E8#52B0EB#64B8ED#76C1EF#8DCBF2#9FD3F4#B1DCF6#C4E4F8#DAEEFB#EDF7FD

Tones of #269EE6

#369AD9#4497CA#5194BD#5E91B0#6C8EA3#7A8A94

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E67128:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #269EE6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #269EE6

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #269EE6: ·

How #269EE6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5A5BD5Deuteranopia · #534AD0Tritanopia · #2CC7C4

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #269EE6 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Lagoon
#A95018 · #E76E55 · #2A9AE0 · #B5D9EF
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE
Silent Ruby Cascade
#21E586 · #168672 · #30CFE6 · #2693E8
Palette 154d71
#154D71 · #1C6EA4 · #33A1E0 · #FFF9AF
Wild Whisper
#7F3612 · #EC8E78 · #31A8E2 · #B8E3F0
Honey Orchard
#95CFEF · #289AD7 · #18638B · #0C2B3C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2A9AE0#2EA0E7#2693E8#33A1E0#31A8E2#289AD7#2196F3#2EACEA#1F90E0#33A9E6#2EABDD#2FA4D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #269EE5  ·  #269EE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #269EE6?

#269EE6 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 38, 158, 230). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #269EE6?

#269EE6 is RGB 38, 158, 230 — HSL 203°, 79%, 53% — CMYK 83%, 31%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #269EE6?

Its complement is #E67128; analogous partners are #28E6D0 and #283FE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #269EE6 for text?

Black text on #269EE6 has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.