#265EA5#265EA5

#265EA5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.128 H 255.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#265EA5
RGB	rgb(38, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(214, 63%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 7.42, -43.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 44.14, 279.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% -0.0312 -0.1245)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.128 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5911, 11.1328, 37.1280)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#265EA5 #A56D26

analogous

#269EA5 #265EA5 #2D26A5

triadic

#265EA5 #A5265E #5EA526

tetradic

#265EA5 #A5269E #A56D26 #26A52D

square

#265EA5 #A5269E #A56D26 #26A52D

split-complementary

#265EA5 #A52D26 #9EA526

monochromatic

#0F2542 #1B4273 #265EA5 #377BD1 #699CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#265EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#265EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #265EA5

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##265EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##265EA5	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2458A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #265ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.128 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#738bc0',
    500: '#265ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #265ea5;
$custom-light: #738bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#265ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.543,
    "s": 62.562,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48297,
    "c": 0.12834,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#265EA5

secondary

#C39964

accent

#9E42E6

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #265EA5

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

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