Close to Charcoal Blue
#263F56
#263F56 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 24.7% green, and 33.7% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 39% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #263F56.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.93:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.89:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.93:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #263F56 as they’d see it.
#263F56 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #263F56
What color is #263F56?
#263F56 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 14.9% red, 24.7% green, and 33.7% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 39% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #263F56 in RGB?
#263F56 is rgb(38, 63, 86): 38 red, 63 green, and 86 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #263F56 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(56, 27, 0, 66). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #263F56?
PANTONE 7546 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #263F56?
Its complement #4E3926 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.