What color is #262135?

#262135 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262135?

The RGB value is 38, 33, 53: 38 red, 33 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262135?

The complementary color is #303521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262135 color

#262135 rgb(38, 33, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #262135 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 12.9% green and 20.8% blue (38, 33, 53).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#262135 color codes

HEX	`#262135`
RGB	`rgb(38, 33, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 12.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 38%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.16, 7.73, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.16, 14.45, 302.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.986, 1.757, 3.602)`
Decimal	`2498869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262135, 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 #262135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #262135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262135; }
.text { color: #262135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 33 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262135, #302135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #262135?: #262135 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262135?: The RGB value is 38, 33, 53: 38 red, 33 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262135?: The complementary color is #303521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.