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#262d56 color: Deep Sea Base

#262d56 is rgb(38, 45, 86) in RGB and oklch(31.322% 0.07364 274.082) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

31.3%
0.074
274°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #262d56

#262d56 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 31.3% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.19:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, 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: #262d56 mixed with white

  1. 262d56
  2. 384066
  3. 4b5376
  4. 5f6787
  5. 747b97
  6. 8a90a8
  7. a0a5b9
  8. b7bbca
  9. cfd1dc
  10. e7e8ed

Darker: #262d56 mixed with black

  1. 262d56
  2. 20264a
  3. 191f3e
  4. 131832
  5. 0d1127
  6. 080b1c
  7. 040612
  8. 020208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #262d56 with less saturation

  1. 262d56
  2. 272e52
  3. 282e4f
  4. 292f4b
  5. 2a2f48
  6. 2b3044
  7. 2c3040
  8. 2d303d
  9. 2f3139
  10. 303135

Questions about #262d56

What color is #262d56?

#262d56 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(38, 45, 86), in HSL hsl(231.25, 38.71%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.322% 0.07364 274.082).

What colors go well with #262d56?

The complementary color of #262d56 is #3d3000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #043453 and #39264f. The triadic partners are #502116 and #063c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #262d56?

White text reads better on #262d56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #262d56 a warm or cool color?

#262d56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 31.3% and its chroma 0.074.