Information about #265FD9 color

#265FD9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #265FD9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 95, 217) — 14.9% red, 37.3% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 70 / 48 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #265FD9 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Royal Blue (#2B60DE). Slightly further away sit Flickr Blue (#216BD6) and Celtic Blue (#246BCE).

The recipe behind #265FD9 is rgb(38, 95, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #265FD9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#265FD9 color variations

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

#265FD9 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 #265FD9

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

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Azul color link
Azul

#1D5DEC

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#265FD9
  • RGB38, 95, 217
  • CMYK70, 48, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(38, 95, 217)
  • HSL221°, 70%, 50%
  • HSL Precise220.894°, 70.196%, 50%
  • HSV221°, 82%, 85%
  • HSB221°, 82%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.373, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.373, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.373, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID265FD9
  • DECIMAL ID2514905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01