Information about #265E6D color

#265E6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#265E6D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 94, 109) — 14.9% red, 36.9% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 6 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #265E6D reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71). Slightly further away sit Chathams Blue (#2C5971) and Orient (#255B77).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(38, 94, 109)), which gives #265E6D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #265E6D: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. No one has named #265E6D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#265E6D color variations

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#265E6D 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 #265E6D

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

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265E6D
  • RGB38, 94, 109
  • CMYK28, 6, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(38, 94, 109)
  • HSL193°, 48%, 29%
  • HSL Precise192.676°, 48.299%, 28.824%
  • HSV193°, 65%, 43%
  • HSB193°, 65%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.369, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.369, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.369, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID265E6D
  • DECIMAL ID2514541
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01