#262256

Color #262256

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#262256

RGB

rgb(38, 34, 86)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 43.3%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 60.5%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(16.64, 18.21, -31.08)

LCH

lch(16.64, 36.02, 300.37)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.091, 282.57)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 13.3%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525622

Analogous

#223856

#262256

#402256

Triadic

#262256

#562622

#225626

Split-complementary

#262256

#564022

#385622

Tetradic

#262256

#562252

#525622

#225626

Square

#262256

#562238

#525622

#225640

Shades

Color #262256 mixed toward black.

#201c48

#191739

#13112b

#0d0b1d

#06060e

Tints

Color #262256 mixed toward white.

#3b3484

#4f47b3

#7a73c8

#a6a2da

#d3d0ed

Tones

Color #262256 mixed toward gray.

#2a2652

#2d2b4d

#312f49

#353345

#383840

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#24244d · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#25254b · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#264543 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #262256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#262256]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#262256 (#262256) is rgb(38, 34, 86) in RGB.

No, #262256 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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