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#026AD3

#026AD3 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Denim. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 41.6% green, and 82.7% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 98% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #026AD3 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#026AD3
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #026AD3

What color is #026AD3?

#026AD3 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Denim. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 41.6% green, and 82.7% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 98% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #026AD3 in RGB?

#026AD3 is rgb(2, 106, 211): 2 red, 106 green, and 211 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #026AD3 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(99, 50, 0, 17). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #026AD3?

PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #026AD3?

Its complement #AA5500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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