What color is #26233F?

#26233F 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 #26233F?

The RGB value is 38, 35, 63: 38 red, 35 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26233F?

The complementary color is #3C3F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26233F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26233F color

#26233F rgb(38, 35, 63)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 13.7% green and 24.7% blue (38, 35, 63).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#26233F color codes

HEX	`#26233F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 35, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 13.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 44%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.34, 9.46, -17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.34, 19.8, 298.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.297, 1.973, 4.961)`
Decimal	`2499391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26233F, 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 #26233F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26233F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #26233F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26233f; }
.text { color: #26233f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26233f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 35 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26233f, #34233f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #26233F?: #26233F 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 #26233F?: The RGB value is 38, 35, 63: 38 red, 35 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26233F?: The complementary color is #3C3F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26233F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.