#265d9a

Color #265d9a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.95 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#265d9a

RGB

rgb(38, 93, 154)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 60.4%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 75.3%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(38.85, 3.82, -38.47)

LCH

lch(38.85, 38.66, 275.67)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.1145, 253.35)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 14.9%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a6326

Analogous

#26979a

#265d9a

#29269a

Triadic

#265d9a

#9a265d

#5d9a26

Split-complementary

#265d9a

#9a2926

#979a26

Tetradic

#265d9a

#63269a

#9a6326

#5d9a26

Square

#265d9a

#9a2697

#9a6326

#269a29

Shades

Color #265d9a mixed toward black.

#204d80

#193e67

#132e4d

#0d1f33

#060f1a

Tints

Color #265d9a mixed toward white.

#3076c4

#5592d5

#7faddf

#aac8ea

#d4e4f4

Tones

Color #265d9a mixed toward gray.

#305d90

#395e86

#435e7d

#4d5f73

#565f6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44458e · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#413d8b · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#2b8482 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #265d9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#265d9a]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#265d9a (#265d9a) is rgb(38, 93, 154) in RGB.

No, #265d9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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