Information about #261D60 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#261D60 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 29, 96) — 14.9% red, 11.4% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 26 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#261D60 is a clearly saturated deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Persian Blue (#2D2759). Slightly further away sit Blast Off (#262857) and Conspiracy Purple (#2E2767).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 29, 96) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #261D60: 14.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#261D60 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#261D60 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #261D60

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#261D60
  • RGB38, 29, 96
  • CMYK23, 26, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(38, 29, 96)
  • HSL248°, 54%, 25%
  • HSL Precise248.06°, 53.6%, 24.51%
  • HSV248°, 70%, 38%
  • HSB248°, 70%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.114, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.114, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.114, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID261D60
  • DECIMAL ID2497888
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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