#266AAE#266AAE

#266AAE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.127 H 251.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#266AAE
RGB	rgb(38, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(210, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(210, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 3.23, -42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 42.40, 274.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% -0.0398 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.127 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5905, 13.7745, 41.9787)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#266AAE #AE6A26

analogous

#26AEAE #266AAE #2626AE

triadic

#266AAE #AE266A #6AAE26

tetradic

#266AAE #AE26AE #AE6A26 #26AE26

square

#266AAE #AE26AE #AE6A26 #26AE26

split-complementary

#266AAE #AE2626 #AEAE26

monochromatic

#102D4A #1B4B7C #266AAE #3D89D5 #6FA7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#266AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#266AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #266AAE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##266AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##266AAE	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #266aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.127 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7594c6',
    500: '#266aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #266aae;
$custom-light: #7594c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#266aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51666,
    "c": 0.12705,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#266AAE

secondary

#C6986A

accent

#9441E7

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#0A0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #266AAE

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

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