Lighter companion
Cerulean Shadow Dust
#35545A · hsl(190, 26%, 28%)
RGB
rgb(38, 60, 64)
HSL
hsl(190, 26%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(41%, 6%, 0%, 75%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
11.6:1AA
on black
1.8:1Fail
About this color
Cerulean Nocturne Dust (#263C40) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 26% saturation, 20% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-cerulean-nocturne-dust: #263C40; --colorarchive-cerulean-nocturne-dust-hsl: hsl(190, 26%, 20%); --colorarchive-cerulean-nocturne-dust-rgb: rgb(38, 60, 64); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Cerulean Ink Dust
#1A2A2D · hsl(190, 26%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Nocturne Dust
#402A26 · hsl(10, 26%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Nocturne Dust
#263340 · hsl(210, 26%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Nocturne Dust
#26403C · hsl(170, 26%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Nocturne Dust
#40263C · hsl(310, 26%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Nocturne Dust
#3C4026 · hsl(70, 26%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Nocturne Dust
#40262F · hsl(340, 26%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Nocturne Dust
#403726 · hsl(40, 26%, 20%)
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Base: Cerulean Nocturne Dust #263C40 Lighter companion: Cerulean Shadow Dust #35545A Darker companion: Cerulean Ink Dust #1A2A2D Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Nocturne Dust #402A26 Analogous lead: Sapphire Nocturne Dust #263340 Analogous echo: Lagoon Nocturne Dust #26403C Triadic +120°: Peony Nocturne Dust #40263C Triadic +240°: Honey Nocturne Dust #3C4026 Split-comp +150°: Garnet Nocturne Dust #40262F Split-comp +210°: Apricot Nocturne Dust #403726
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cerulean Nocturne Muted
#2A393C · hsl(190, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Nocturne Soft
#223F44 · hsl(190, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Ink Dust
#1A2A2D · hsl(190, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Shadow Dust
#35545A · hsl(190, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Nocturne Faint
#2E3638 · hsl(190, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Ink Muted
#1D282A · hsl(190, 18%, 14%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#302E3F
Protanopia
#31313F
Tritanopia
#273E3E
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