What color is #262346?

#262346 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262346?

The RGB value is 38, 35, 70: 38 red, 35 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262346?

The complementary color is #434623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262346 color

#262346 rgb(38, 35, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262346 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 13.7% green and 27.5% blue (38, 35, 70).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 33% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#262346 color codes

HEX	`#262346`
RGB	`rgb(38, 35, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 13.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 33%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 50%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 50%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.78, 11.83, -21.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.78, 24.59, 298.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.506, 2.056, 6.058)`
Decimal	`2499398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262346, 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 #262346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #262346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262346; }
.text { color: #262346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 35 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262346, #372346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262346?: #262346 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262346?: The RGB value is 38, 35, 70: 38 red, 35 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262346?: The complementary color is #434623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.