What color is #26233E?

#26233E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26233E?

The RGB value is 38, 35, 62: 38 red, 35 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26233E?

The complementary color is #3B3E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26233E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26233E color

#26233E rgb(38, 35, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #26233E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 13.7% green and 24.3% blue (38, 35, 62).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#26233E color codes

HEX	`#26233E`
RGB	`rgb(38, 35, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 13.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 44%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.29, 9.13, -16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.29, 19.11, 298.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.27, 1.962, 4.816)`
Decimal	`2499390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26233E, 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 #26233E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26233E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #26233E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26233e; }
.text { color: #26233e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26233e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 35 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26233e, #33233e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #26233E?: #26233E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26233E?: The RGB value is 38, 35, 62: 38 red, 35 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26233E?: The complementary color is #3B3E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26233E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.