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#263DCB closest to Flying Fish Blue

#263DCB is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Flying Fish Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 23.9% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(38, 61, 203)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 68% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 81% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #263DCB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.04:1.

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Variations of #263DCB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#263DCB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#263DCB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #263DCB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0048C8
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0058CF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0051CD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0048C8
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0046CA
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00657F
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0050AE
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #505050
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #484C7E

#263DCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.04:1 Very good#263DCB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#263DCB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#263DCB in CSS

/* Flying Fish Blue */
.color { color: #263DCB; }
.background { background-color: #263DCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #263DCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(38 61 203);
color: hsl(232 68% 47%);
color: oklch(0.449 0.218 268.0);

#263DCB FAQ

What color is #263DCB?

#263DCB is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Flying Fish Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #263DCB?

#263DCB is rgb(38, 61, 203) in RGB, hsl(232, 68%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(81%, 70%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #263DCB?

The complementary color of #263DCB is #CBB426, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #263DCB?

White text has the best contrast on #263DCB: 8.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #263DCB a warm or cool color?

#263DCB is a cool color.