What color is #26395F?

#26395F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26395F?

The RGB value is 38, 57, 95: 38 red, 57 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26395F?

The complementary color is #5F4C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26395F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26395F color

#26395F rgb(38, 57, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #26395F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.4% green and 37.3% blue (38, 57, 95).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 43% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#26395F color codes

HEX	`#26395F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 57, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 43%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 60%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, 5.23, -24.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 25.48, 281.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.327, 4.164, 11.4)`
Decimal	`2505055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26395F, 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 #26395F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26395F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #26395F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26395f; }
.text { color: #26395f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26395f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 57 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26395f, #30265f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #26395F?: #26395F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26395F?: The RGB value is 38, 57, 95: 38 red, 57 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26395F?: The complementary color is #5F4C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26395F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.