What color is #260A44?

#260A44 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #260A44?

The RGB value is 38, 10, 68: 38 red, 10 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #260A44?

The complementary color is #28440A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #260A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#260A44 color

#260A44 rgb(38, 10, 68)

Shades of black

The hex color #260A44 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 3.9% green and 26.7% blue (38, 10, 68).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 74% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#260A44 color codes

HEX	`#260A44`
RGB	`rgb(38, 10, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 3.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 74%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 85%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 85%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.37, 27.54, -30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.37, 41.08, 312.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.951, 1.046, 5.567)`
Decimal	`2492996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #260A44, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #260A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#260A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #260A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #260a44; }
.text { color: #260a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #260a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 10 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #260a44, #430a44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #260A44?: #260A44 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #260A44?: The RGB value is 38, 10, 68: 38 red, 10 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #260A44?: The complementary color is #28440A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #260A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.