#266EA6#266EA6

#266EA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.113 H 246.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#266EA6
RGB	rgb(38, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 77%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, -2.27, -36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 36.42, 266.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% -0.0457 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.113 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2555, 14.3155, 38.1336)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#266EA6 #A65E26

analogous

#26A69E #266EA6 #262EA6

triadic

#266EA6 #A6266E #6EA626

tetradic

#266EA6 #9E26A6 #A65E26 #2EA626

square

#266EA6 #9E26A6 #A65E26 #2EA626

split-complementary

#266EA6 #A6262E #A69E26

monochromatic

#0F2C42 #1B4D74 #266EA6 #388ED1 #6AAADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#266EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#266EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #266EA6

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##266EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##266EA6	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4264A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #266ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.113 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7397c0',
    500: '#266ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #266ea6;
$custom-light: #7397c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#266ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.25,
    "s": 62.745,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52132,
    "c": 0.11291,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#266EA6

secondary

#C38E65

accent

#8A42E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F7

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #266EA6

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

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