#265E9B#265E9B

#265E9B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.115 H 253.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#265E9B
RGB	rgb(38, 94, 155)
HSL	hsl(211, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 39.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.21, 3.56, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.21, 38.66, 275.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% -0.0335 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.115 253)
XYZ	xyz(10.7162, 10.7828, 32.5205)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#265E9B #9B6326

analogous

#26989B #265E9B #28269B

triadic

#265E9B #9B265E #5E9B26

tetradic

#265E9B #9B2698 #9B6326 #269B28

square

#265E9B #9B2698 #9B6326 #269B28

split-complementary

#265E9B #9B2826 #989B26

monochromatic

#0E2239 #1A406A #265E9B #327CCC #639BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#265E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#265E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #265E9B

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##265E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##265E9B	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41629D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F579A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #265e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 94, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.115 253.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#718bb9',
    500: '#265e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #265e9b;
$custom-light: #718bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#265e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.282,
    "s": 60.622,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47645,
    "c": 0.11477,
    "h": 253
  },
  "luminance": 0.10784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#265E9B

secondary

#BE905F

accent

#9744E4

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #265E9B

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

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