What color is #262539?

#262539 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262539?

The RGB value is 38, 37, 57: 38 red, 37 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262539?

The complementary color is #383925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262539 color

#262539 rgb(38, 37, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262539 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.5% green and 22.4% blue (38, 37, 57).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#262539 color codes

HEX	`#262539`
RGB	`rgb(38, 37, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 35%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.65, 6.07, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.65, 14.1, 295.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.199, 2.031, 4.146)`
Decimal	`2499897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262539, 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 #262539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #262539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262539; }
.text { color: #262539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 37 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262539, #302539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #262539?: #262539 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262539?: The RGB value is 38, 37, 57: 38 red, 37 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262539?: The complementary color is #383925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.