#262B41
Prussian Blue · very dark cool blue
About #262B41
#262B41 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 17% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Prussian Blue (ΔE 11.4); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #413C26 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #262B41 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.96:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #262B41?
#262B41 is a muted, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 17% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #262B41?
Use white text. White on #262B41 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #262B41?
Its complementary colour is #413C26, and analogous partners are #263941 and #2F2641.