Information about Japanese Indigo color

#264348 - Japanese Indigo color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #264348 ("Japanese Indigo") belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(38, 67, 72) — 14.9% red, 26.3% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 2 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #264348 reads as a mildly saturated cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tarawera (#253C48). Slightly further away sit Nile Blue (#253F4E) and Tiki Tour (#234040).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 67, 72) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #264348: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Japanese Indigo" in the Register.

Japanese Indigo color variations

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

Japanese Indigo color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Japanese Indigo

#264348
#42747D

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#62A1AC

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#96C0C8

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#CADFE3

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White

#FFFFFF

Japanese Indigo color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Japanese Indigo

#264348
#1E363A

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#17282C

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#0F1B1D

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#070D0E

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Black

#000000

Japanese Indigo color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Japanese Indigo

#264348
#345257

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#445F64

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#566B6F

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#6A7678

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Grey

#808080

Japanese Indigo color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#322649

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#262849

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#263649

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Japanese Indigo

#264348
#264940

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#264932

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#284926

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Japanese Indigo 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
#264348
Japanese Indigo

#264348

#492C27
#492C27

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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
#264348
Japanese Indigo

#264348

#493D27
#493D27

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#492733
#492733

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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
#273349
#273349

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#264348
Japanese Indigo

#264348

#27493D
#27493D

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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
#264348
Japanese Indigo

#264348

#492744
#492744

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#444927
#444927

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#264348
Japanese Indigo

#264348

#2C2749
#2C2749

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#492C27
#492C27

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#444927
#444927

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#264348
Japanese Indigo

#264348

#3D2749
#3D2749

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#492C27
#492C27

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#334927
#334927

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Nearest named colors to Japanese Indigo

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Tiki Tour color link
Tiki Tour

#234040

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Dark Blue Grey color link
Dark Blue Grey

#1F3B4D

Zydeco color link
Zydeco

#20483F

Warrior color link
Warrior

#2D3B42

Te Papa Green color link
Te Papa Green

#2B4B40

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Tile Green color link
Tile Green

#26433A

Japanese Indigo color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#264348 - Japanese Indigo color image Japanese Indigo color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#264348
  • RGB38, 67, 72
  • CMYK13, 2, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(38, 67, 72)
  • HSL189°, 31%, 22%
  • HSL Precise188.824°, 30.909%, 21.569%
  • HSV189°, 47%, 28%
  • HSB189°, 47%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.263, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.263, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.263, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID264348
  • DECIMAL ID2507592
  • Name Length15
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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