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#262e56 color: Deep Sea Base

#262e56 is rgb(38, 46, 86) in RGB and oklch(31.559% 0.07211 273.086) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

31.6%
0.072
273°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.61:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #262e56

#262e56 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 31.6% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.06:1 contrast and black text 1.61:1, 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: #262e56 mixed with white

  1. 262e56
  2. 384166
  3. 4b5476
  4. 5f6887
  5. 747c97
  6. 8a91a8
  7. a0a6b9
  8. b7bbca
  9. cfd2dc
  10. e7e8ed

Darker: #262e56 mixed with black

  1. 262e56
  2. 20274a
  3. 191f3e
  4. 131832
  5. 0d1227
  6. 080b1c
  7. 040612
  8. 020208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #262e56 with less saturation

  1. 262e56
  2. 272f52
  3. 282f4f
  4. 29304b
  5. 2a3048
  6. 2c3144
  7. 2d3141
  8. 2e313d
  9. 2f3139
  10. 303235

Questions about #262e56

What color is #262e56?

#262e56 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(38, 46, 86), in HSL hsl(230, 38.71%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.559% 0.07211 273.086).

What colors go well with #262e56?

The complementary color of #262e56 is #3e3000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #053553 and #39274f. The triadic partners are #502218 and #0b3c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #262e56?

White text reads better on #262e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and black gives 1.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #262e56 a warm or cool color?

#262e56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 31.6% and its chroma 0.072.