What color is #263A61?

#263A61 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #263A61?

The RGB value is 38, 58, 97: 38 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263A61?

The complementary color is #614D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263A61 color

#263A61 rgb(38, 58, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #263A61 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.7% green and 38% blue (38, 58, 97).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% 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 11.29:1).

#263A61 color codes

HEX	`#263A61`
RGB	`rgb(38, 58, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 22.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, 5.29, -25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 26.1, 281.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.469, 4.301, 11.902)`
Decimal	`2505313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263A61, 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 #263A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #263A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263a61; }
.text { color: #263a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 58 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263a61, #302661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #263A61?: #263A61 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #263A61?: The RGB value is 38, 58, 97: 38 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263A61?: The complementary color is #614D26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.