Information about #263B96 color

#263B96 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#263B96 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 59, 150) — 14.9% red, 23.1% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 36 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #263B96 reads as a clearly saturated classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Coleman Blue (#2B358C). Slightly further away sit Dark Cornflower Blue (#26428B) and Netherlands Blue (#21468B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(38, 59, 150)), which gives #263B96 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #263B96: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#263B96 color variations

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

#263B96 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 #263B96

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#263B96
  • RGB38, 59, 150
  • CMYK44, 36, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(38, 59, 150)
  • HSL229°, 60%, 37%
  • HSL Precise228.75°, 59.574%, 36.863%
  • HSV229°, 75%, 59%
  • HSB229°, 75%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.231, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.231, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.231, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID263B96
  • DECIMAL ID2505622
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01