#261B2A#261B2A

#261B2A is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.2% C 0.032 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B2A
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 42)
HSL	hsl(284, 22%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(284, 36%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.71, 8.95, -8.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.71, 12.04, 318.01°)
OKLab	oklab(24.24% 0.0234 -0.0219)
OKLCH	oklch(24.24% 0.032 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.6091, 1.3631, 2.3684)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B2A #1F2A1B

analogous

#1E1B2A #261B2A #2A1B26

triadic

#261B2A #2A261B #1B2A26

tetradic

#261B2A #2A1E1B #1F2A1B #1B262A

square

#261B2A #2A1E1B #1F2A1B #1B262A

split-complementary

#261B2A #262A1B #1B2A1E

monochromatic

#110C13 #110C13 #261B2A #48334F #694B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.50

#261B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#261B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B2A

16.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B2A	1.00	16.50	1.27	16.50
#FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#191E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B1F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261D20

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.2% 0.032 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605763',
    500: '#261b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b2a;
$custom-light: #605763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 21.739,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2424,
    "c": 0.03209,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B2A

secondary

#4B5D44

accent

#BE6A80

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B2A

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

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