Palettes / Colors / #26BCED

#26BCED — Vivid Blue

#26BCED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#26BCED 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 #ED5826; it also sits naturally between #26EDBC and #2658ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #26BCED

.text { color: #26BCED; }
.background { background-color: #26BCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #26BCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 188, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 85%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #26BCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 188, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #26BCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 188, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#26BCED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#26BCED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #26BCED

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Tones of #26BCED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED5826:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #26BCED: #000000.

How #26BCED looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #26BCED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #26BCED?

#26BCED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 38, 188, 237). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #26BCED?

#26BCED is RGB 38, 188, 237 — HSL 195°, 85%, 54% — CMYK 84%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #26BCED?

Its complement is #ED5826; analogous partners are #26EDBC and #2658ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #26BCED for text?

Black text on #26BCED has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.