#265EA4#265EA4

#265EA4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.127 H 255.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#265EA4
RGB	rgb(38, 94, 164)
HSL	hsl(213, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(213, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 7.03, -43.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 43.59, 279.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% -0.0314 -0.123)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.127 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5004, 11.0965, 36.6505)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#265EA4 #A46C26

analogous

#269DA4 #265EA4 #2D26A4

triadic

#265EA4 #A4265E #5EA426

tetradic

#265EA4 #A4269D #A46C26 #26A42D

square

#265EA4 #A4269D #A46C26 #26A42D

split-complementary

#265EA4 #A42D26 #9DA426

monochromatic

#0F2541 #1A4272 #265EA4 #377BD1 #689CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#265EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#265EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #265EA4

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##265EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##265EA4	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C64A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2558A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #265ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 94, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.127 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bbf',
    500: '#265ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #265ea4;
$custom-light: #738bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#265ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 62.376,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4823,
    "c": 0.12698,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#265EA4

secondary

#C29864

accent

#9D42E5

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #265EA4

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

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