What color is #262D76?

#262D76 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #262D76?

The RGB value is 38, 45, 118: 38 red, 45 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #262D76?

The complementary color is #766F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #262D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#262D76 color

#262D76 rgb(38, 45, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #262D76 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.6% green and 46.3% blue (38, 45, 118).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 51% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#262D76 color codes

HEX	`#262D76`
RGB	`rgb(38, 45, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 17.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 51%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 68%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 62%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.29, 22.39, -42.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.29, 48.36, 297.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.007, 3.596, 17.566)`
Decimal	`2502006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #262D76, 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 #262D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#262D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #262D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #262d76; }
.text { color: #262d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 45 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #262d76, #472676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #262D76?: #262D76 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #262D76?: The RGB value is 38, 45, 118: 38 red, 45 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #262D76?: The complementary color is #766F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #262D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.