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#263E4E

#263e4e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#263e4e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 24.31% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 20.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 204°, 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0441

Complementary

  1. #263e4e
  2. #4e3626

Split complementary

  1. #263e4e
  2. #4e262a
  3. #4e4a26

Analogous

  1. #264e4a
  2. #263e4e
  3. #262a4e

Triadic

  1. #263e4e
  2. #4e263e
  3. #3e4e26

Tetradic

  1. #263e4e
  2. #36264e
  3. #4e3626
  4. #3e4e26

Square

  1. #263e4e
  2. #4a264e
  3. #4e3626
  4. #2a4e26

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #0d151b
  3. #263e4e
  4. #3f6781
  5. #5d8fb0

Shades

#263e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263e4e
  2. #223846
  3. #1e323e
  4. #1b2b37
  5. #17252f
  6. #131f27
  7. #0f191f
  8. #0b1317
  9. #080c10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#263e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263e4e
  2. #3c5160
  3. #516571
  4. #677883
  5. #7d8b95
  6. #939fa7
  7. #a8b2b8
  8. #bec5ca
  9. #d4d8dc
  10. #e9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263e4e
  2. #2f4553
  3. #384b58
  4. #41525d
  5. #4a5862
  6. #535f67
  7. #5c666c
  8. #656c71
  9. #6e7376
  10. #77797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343c43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #373e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #31394e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144243 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #313e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d3b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4048 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263e4e {
  color: #263e4e;
}
Background
.bg-263e4e {
  background-color: #263e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263e4e {
  border: 2px solid #263e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 62 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263e4e, #262a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 62 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.09 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.47 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.14 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.71 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.31 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.05 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.32 #d9c1b1 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#263e4e  rgb(38, 62, 78)  hsl(204, 34%, 23%)  Charcoal
#4e3626  rgb(78, 54, 38)  hsl(24, 34%, 23%)  Bistre
#4e263e  rgb(78, 38, 62)  hsl(324, 34%, 23%)  Eggplant
#3e4e26  rgb(62, 78, 38)  hsl(84, 34%, 23%)  Army Green