What color is #262C47?

#262C47 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262C47?

The RGB value is 38, 44, 71: 38 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262C47?

The complementary color is #474126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262C47 color

#262C47 rgb(38, 44, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262C47 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.3% green and 27.8% blue (38, 44, 71).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#262C47 color codes

HEX	`#262C47`
RGB	`rgb(38, 44, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 46%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.66, 5.69, -17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.66, 18.59, 287.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.837, 2.668, 6.326)`
Decimal	`2501703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262C47, 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 #262C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #262C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262c47; }
.text { color: #262c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 44 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262c47, #312647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #262C47?: #262C47 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262C47?: The RGB value is 38, 44, 71: 38 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262C47?: The complementary color is #474126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.