#265E85#265E85

#265E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.086 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#265E85
RGB	rgb(38, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(205, 56%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 71%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, -4.74, -27.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 27.48, 260.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% -0.04 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.086 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0340, 10.1100, 23.6611)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#265E85 #854D26

analogous

#26857C #265E85 #262E85

triadic

#265E85 #85265E #5E8526

tetradic

#265E85 #7C2685 #854D26 #2E8526

square

#265E85 #7C2685 #854D26 #2E8526

split-complementary

#265E85 #85262E #857C26

monochromatic

#0B1B26 #183C55 #265E85 #3480B5 #579DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#265E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#265E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #265E85

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##265E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##265E85	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #265e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.086 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8ba8',
    500: '#265e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #265e85;
$custom-light: #6d8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#265e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.632,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4634,
    "c": 0.08626,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#265E85

secondary

#B37B53

accent

#8649DF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #265E85

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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