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#263D4E

#263d4e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#263d4e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.92% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 21.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.043

Complementary

  1. #263d4e
  2. #4e3726

Split complementary

  1. #263d4e
  2. #4e2629
  3. #4e4b26

Analogous

  1. #264e4b
  2. #263d4e
  3. #26294e

Triadic

  1. #263d4e
  2. #4e263d
  3. #3d4e26

Tetradic

  1. #263d4e
  2. #37264e
  3. #4e3726
  4. #3d4e26

Square

  1. #263d4e
  2. #4b264e
  3. #4e3726
  4. #294e26

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #0d151b
  3. #263d4e
  4. #3f6581
  5. #5d8db0

Shades

#263d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263d4e
  2. #223746
  3. #1e313e
  4. #1b2b37
  5. #17252f
  6. #131f27
  7. #0f181f
  8. #0b1217
  9. #080c10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#263d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263d4e
  2. #3c5060
  3. #516471
  4. #677783
  5. #7d8b95
  6. #939ea7
  7. #a8b1b8
  8. #bec5ca
  9. #d4d8dc
  10. #e9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263d4e
  2. #2f4453
  3. #384a58
  4. #41515d
  5. #4a5862
  6. #535f67
  7. #5c656c
  8. #656c71
  9. #6e7376
  10. #77797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333c43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #363d4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30394e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144143 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #303d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c3a4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263d4e {
  color: #263d4e;
}
Background
.bg-263d4e {
  background-color: #263d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263d4e {
  border: 2px solid #263d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 61 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263d4e, #26294e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 61 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.45 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.62 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.46 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.12 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.64 #d9c2b1 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Charcoal
#263d4e  rgb(38, 61, 78)  hsl(206, 34%, 23%)  Charcoal
#4e3726  rgb(78, 55, 38)  hsl(26, 34%, 23%)  Bistre
#4e263d  rgb(78, 38, 61)  hsl(326, 34%, 23%)  Eggplant
#3d4e26  rgb(61, 78, 38)  hsl(86, 34%, 23%)  Army Green