What color is #264661?

#264661 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #264661?

The RGB value is 38, 70, 97: 38 red, 70 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #264661?

The complementary color is #614126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #264661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#264661 color

#264661 rgb(38, 70, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #264661 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 27.5% green and 38% blue (38, 70, 97).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 44% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#264661 color codes

HEX	`#264661`
RGB	`rgb(38, 70, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 27.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 44%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.52, -2.76, -19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.52, 19.65, 261.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.146, 5.655, 12.127)`
Decimal	`2508385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #264661, 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 #264661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#264661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #264661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #264661; }
.text { color: #264661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #264661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 70 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #264661, #262961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #264661?: #264661 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #264661?: The RGB value is 38, 70, 97: 38 red, 70 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #264661?: The complementary color is #614126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #264661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.