#263C5A Color

#263C5A is rgb(38, 60, 90) in RGB, hsl(215, 41%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Prussian Blue (#003153), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#263C5A

HEX#263C5A

RGBrgb(38, 60, 90)

HSLhsl(215, 41%, 25%)

HSVhsv(215, 58%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(35.3% 0.06 256.4)

LABlab(24.61% -1.26 -20.96)

LCHlch(24.61% 21.00 266.56)

What #263C5A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #263C5A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 7.77 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 8.32 Indigo Dye#00416AΔE 9.66 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 11.25 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 11.66 Independence#4C516DΔE 11.94

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#263C5A Channel Values

How #263C5A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 60 · B 90	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 215° · S 41% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 215° · S 58% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 58% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.19:1 vs white · 1.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #263C5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #263C5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #263C5A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #263C5A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #263C5A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#263C5A

Protanopia#39395A

Protanomaly#323A5A

Deuteranopia#36365A

Deuteranomaly#30385A

Tritanopia#1D4141

Tritanomaly#213F4C

Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #263C5A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-263c5a: #263C5A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #263C5A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-263c5a': '#263C5A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.235, blue: 0.353)

Android XML<color name="color_263c5a">#263C5A</color>

SVG fillfill="#263C5A"

More Blue Colors

#263C5A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

26619c 262b31 272e34 2626c0 273be2 2499ff 2887c8 2424ff 2929ff 2424b7 297eff 23a5f6 3399ff 4a5565 5dadec 7693ea 90a1b9 add9ff d0dceb eeeefc 00009e 00598a 09090b 173796

#263C5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #263C5A?

#263C5A is a dark blue — rgb(38, 60, 90) in RGB and hsl(215, 41%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #263C5A?

#263C5A is rgb(38, 60, 90) — red 38, green 60, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #263C5A?

#263C5A converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #263C5A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #263C5A scores 11.19:1 against white and 1.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #263C5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #263C5A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.3, which is visibly different.

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