Information about #265C87 color

#265C87 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#265C87 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(38, 92, 135) — 14.9% red, 36.1% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 38 / 17 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #265C87 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Navy Blue (#2E5A88). Slightly further away sit Bahama Blue (#25597F) and Yarra (#20608E).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 92, 135) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. #265C87 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#265C87 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#265C87 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #265C87

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Dusk Blue color link
Dusk Blue

#26538D

Boogie Blue color link
Boogie Blue

#24508A

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265C87
  • RGB38, 92, 135
  • CMYK38, 17, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(38, 92, 135)
  • HSL207°, 56%, 34%
  • HSL Precise206.598°, 56.069%, 33.922%
  • HSV207°, 72%, 53%
  • HSB207°, 72%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.361, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.361, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.361, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID265C87
  • DECIMAL ID2514055
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01