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#262b56 color: Deep Sea Base

#262b56 is rgb(38, 43, 86) in RGB and oklch(30.856% 0.07675 275.944) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

30.9%
0.077
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #262b56

#262b56 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 30.9% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.44:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2c2c57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #262b56 mixed with white

  1. 262b56
  2. 383e66
  3. 4b5177
  4. 5f6587
  5. 747a98
  6. 8a8fa8
  7. a0a4b9
  8. b7bacb
  9. ced1dc
  10. e6e8ed

Darker: #262b56 mixed with black

  1. 262b56
  2. 20244a
  3. 191d3e
  4. 131632
  5. 0d1027
  6. 080a1c
  7. 040512
  8. 020208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #262b56 with less saturation

  1. 262b56
  2. 272c52
  3. 282d4f
  4. 292d4b
  5. 2a2e47
  6. 2a2e43
  7. 2c2f40
  8. 2d2f3c
  9. 2e2f38
  10. 2f3034

Questions about #262b56

What color is #262b56?

#262b56 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(38, 43, 86), in HSL hsl(233.75, 38.71%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.856% 0.07675 275.944).

What colors go well with #262b56?

The complementary color of #262b56 is #3c2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #033254 and #3a244e. The triadic partners are #501f12 and #003b1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #262b56?

White text reads better on #262b56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #262b56 a warm or cool color?

#262b56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 30.9% and its chroma 0.077.