#261E35
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #261E35
#261E35 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 12% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Oxford Blue (ΔE 14.0), with Prussian Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2D351E (dark green), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.91:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #261E35
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #261E35?
#261E35 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 12% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #261E35?
Use white text. White on #261E35 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #261E35?
Its complementary colour is #2D351E, and analogous partners are #1E2235 and #311E35.