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#263B4E

#263b4e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#263b4e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 24.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 208.5°, with 34.48% saturation and 22.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0409

Complementary

  1. #263b4e
  2. #4e3926

Split complementary

  1. #263b4e
  2. #4e2627
  3. #4e4d26

Analogous

  1. #264e4d
  2. #263b4e
  3. #26274e

Triadic

  1. #263b4e
  2. #4e263b
  3. #3b4e26

Tetradic

  1. #263b4e
  2. #39264e
  3. #4e3926
  4. #3b4e26

Square

  1. #263b4e
  2. #4d264e
  3. #4e3926
  4. #274e26

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0e
  2. #0d141b
  3. #263b4e
  4. #3f6281
  5. #5d89b0

Shades

#263b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263b4e
  2. #223546
  3. #1e2f3e
  4. #1b2937
  5. #17232f
  6. #131e27
  7. #0f181f
  8. #0b1217
  9. #080c10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#263b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263b4e
  2. #3c4f60
  3. #516271
  4. #677683
  5. #7d8995
  6. #939da7
  7. #a8b1b8
  8. #bec4ca
  9. #d4d8dc
  10. #e9ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263b4e
  2. #2f4253
  3. #384958
  4. #41505d
  5. #4a5762
  6. #535e67
  7. #5c646c
  8. #656b71
  9. #6e7276
  10. #77797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323a42 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #333b4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e374e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #153f41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3b4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b394e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d3e47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263b4e {
  color: #263b4e;
}
Background
.bg-263b4e {
  background-color: #263b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263b4e {
  border: 2px solid #263b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 59 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263b4e, #26274e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 59 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.50 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.31 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.20 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.77 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.12 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.88 #d9c4b1 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#263b4e  rgb(38, 59, 78)  hsl(209, 34%, 23%)  Charcoal
#4e3926  rgb(78, 57, 38)  hsl(29, 34%, 23%)  Taupe
#4e263b  rgb(78, 38, 59)  hsl(329, 34%, 23%)  Eggplant
#3b4e26  rgb(59, 78, 38)  hsl(89, 34%, 23%)  Army Green