#263a72 color: Blue Expanse
#263a72 is rgb(38, 58, 114) in RGB and oklch(36.384% 0.09958 266.684) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Dark
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Charcoal
- blue-900
- Black 55%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #263a72
#263a72 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 36.4% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 267°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 10.88:1 contrast and black text 1.93:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Blue Expanse (#253f74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.
Lighter: #263a72 mixed with white
Darker: #263a72 mixed with black
Calmer: #263a72 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #263a72
Questions about #263a72
What color is #263a72?
#263a72 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Expanse. In RGB it is rgb(38, 58, 114), in HSL hsl(224.21, 50%, 29.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.384% 0.09958 266.684).
What colors go well with #263a72?
The complementary color of #263a72 is #533900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00446b and #44306b. The triadic partners are #692420 and #0d4b1b.
Is white or black text more readable on #263a72?
White text reads better on #263a72: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and black gives 1.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #263a72 a warm or cool color?
#263a72 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 36.4% and its chroma 0.1.