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#265e8b color: Sapphire Lace

#265e8b is rgb(38, 94, 139) in RGB and oklch(46.678% 0.0937 246.045) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

46.7%
0.094
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #265e8b

#265e8b is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.87:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #265e8b mixed with white

  1. 265e8b
  2. 3d6d97
  3. 527da2
  4. 678cae
  5. 7c9cb9
  6. 91acc5
  7. a7bcd1
  8. bccddc
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #265e8b mixed with black

  1. 265e8b
  2. 205178
  3. 194466
  4. 133754
  5. 0d2b43
  6. 081f32
  7. 041423
  8. 020a14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #265e8b with less saturation

  1. 265e8b
  2. 2d5e86
  3. 345e81
  4. 3a5d7d
  5. 3f5d78
  6. 445d73
  7. 495c6e
  8. 4d5c69
  9. 525b64
  10. 565b5f

Questions about #265e8b

What color is #265e8b?

#265e8b is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(38, 94, 139), in HSL hsl(206.73, 57.06%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.678% 0.0937 246.045).

What colors go well with #265e8b?

The complementary color of #265e8b is #7d4e14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00667b and #4c548e. The triadic partners are #854152 and #4d6323.

Is white or black text more readable on #265e8b?

White text reads better on #265e8b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #265e8b a warm or cool color?

#265e8b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.094.