What color is #262654?

#262654 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262654?

The RGB value is 38, 38, 84: 38 red, 38 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262654?

The complementary color is #545426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262654?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262654 color

#262654 rgb(38, 38, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262654 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 14.9% green and 32.9% blue (38, 38, 84).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 38% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2A2551), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#262654 color codes

HEX	`#262654`
RGB	`rgb(38, 38, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 14.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 38%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 55%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 55%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.64, 14.63, -28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.64, 31.7, 297.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.092, 2.438, 8.693)`
Decimal	`2500180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262654, 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 #262654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #262654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262654; }
.text { color: #262654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 38 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262654, #3d2654); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262654?: #262654 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262654?: The RGB value is 38, 38, 84: 38 red, 38 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262654?: The complementary color is #545426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262654?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.