#265EB5#265EB5

#265EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.150 H 259.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#265EB5
RGB	rgb(38, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(217, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(217, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 13.62, -51.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 53.10, 284.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% -0.0282 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.15 259.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1395, 11.7521, 45.2830)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#265EB5 #B57D26

analogous

#26A6B5 #265EB5 #3526B5

triadic

#265EB5 #B5265E #5EB526

tetradic

#265EB5 #B526A6 #B57D26 #26B535

square

#265EB5 #B526A6 #B57D26 #26B535

split-complementary

#265EB5 #B53526 #A6B526

monochromatic

#112950 #1B4482 #265EB5 #417CD7 #749FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#265EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#265EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #265EB5

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##265EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##265EB5	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D67B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #265eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.150 259.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#778bcc',
    500: '#265eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #265eb5;
$custom-light: #778bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#265eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.503,
    "s": 65.297,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49409,
    "c": 0.15014,
    "h": 259.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#265EB5

secondary

#C9A56E

accent

#A640E8

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEF0F9

border

#C9CBD2

text

#0A0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #265EB5

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

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