What color is #262B51?

#262B51 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262B51?

The RGB value is 38, 43, 81: 38 red, 43 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262B51?

The complementary color is #514C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262B51 color

#262B51 rgb(38, 43, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262B51 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 16.9% green and 31.8% blue (38, 43, 81).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#262B51 color codes

HEX	`#262B51`
RGB	`rgb(38, 43, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 16.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 53%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 47%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.94, 9.95, -24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.94, 26, 292.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.148, 2.734, 8.145)`
Decimal	`2501457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262B51, 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 #262B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #262B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262b51; }
.text { color: #262b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 43 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262b51, #362651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262B51?: #262B51 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262B51?: The RGB value is 38, 43, 81: 38 red, 43 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262B51?: The complementary color is #514C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.