What color is #263B60?

#263B60 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 #263B60?

The RGB value is 38, 59, 96: 38 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #263B60?

The complementary color is #604B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #263B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#263B60 color

#263B60 rgb(38, 59, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #263B60 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.1% green and 37.6% blue (38, 59, 96).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 43% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#263B60 color codes

HEX	`#263B60`
RGB	`rgb(38, 59, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 23.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 43%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 60%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 39%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.9, 4.23, -24.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.9, 24.85, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.474, 4.384, 11.675)`
Decimal	`2505568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #263B60, 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 #263B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#263B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #263B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #263b60; }
.text { color: #263b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #263b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 59 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #263b60, #2e2660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #263B60?: #263B60 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 #263B60?: The RGB value is 38, 59, 96: 38 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #263B60?: The complementary color is #604B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #263B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.