#261AB3#261AB3

#261AB3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.220 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261AB3
RGB	rgb(38, 26, 179)
HSL	hsl(245, 75%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(245, 85%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 85.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.97, 53.85, -76.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.97, 93.23, 305.28°)
OKLab	oklab(37.72% 0.0068 -0.2201)
OKLCH	oklch(37.72% 0.22 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.3027, 4.4045, 42.9990)
Luminance	0.0441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261AB3 #A7B31A

analogous

#1A5AB3 #261AB3 #731AB3

triadic

#261AB3 #B3261A #1AB326

tetradic

#261AB3 #B31A5A #A7B31A #1AB373

square

#261AB3 #B31A5A #A7B31A #1AB373

split-complementary

#261AB3 #B3731A #5AB31A

monochromatic

#0F0A48 #1B127E #261AB3 #382AE0 #6A60E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.16

#261AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#261AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261AB3

11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261AB3	1.00	11.16	1.88	11.16
#FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0034B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 26, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.220 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5dcb',
    500: '#261ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ab3;
$custom-light: #7b5dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.706,
    "s": 74.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37718,
    "c": 0.22023,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261AB3

secondary

#C3CC5D

accent

#F137E3

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0E9F9

border

#CBC5D2

text

#0B0514

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261AB3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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