#266B85#266B85

#266B85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.079 H 226.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#266B85
RGB	rgb(38, 107, 133)
HSL	hsl(196, 56%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(196, 71%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 19.5%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, -12.50, -20.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 24.12, 238.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% -0.0541 -0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.079 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2890, 12.6198, 24.0794)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#266B85 #854026

analogous

#26856F #266B85 #263B85

triadic

#266B85 #85266B #6B8526

tetradic

#266B85 #6F2685 #854026 #3B8526

square

#266B85 #6F2685 #854026 #3B8526

split-complementary

#266B85 #85263B #856F26

monochromatic

#0B1E26 #184555 #266B85 #3491B5 #57AECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#266B85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#266B85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #266B85

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##266B85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##266B85	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6986

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505F85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #266b85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 107, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.079 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d95a8',
    500: '#266b85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #266b85;
$custom-light: #6d95a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#266b85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.421,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49637,
    "c": 0.07912,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#266B85

secondary

#B36E53

accent

#7249DF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #266B85

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

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