#261B2B#261B2B

#261B2B is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.3% C 0.034 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B2B
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 43)
HSL	hsl(281, 23%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(281, 37%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.76, 9.21, -8.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.76, 12.68, 316.62°)
OKLab	oklab(24.29% 0.0238 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(24.29% 0.034 315)
XYZ	xyz(1.6272, 1.3704, 2.4638)
Luminance	0.0137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B2B #202B1B

analogous

#1E1B2B #261B2B #2B1B28

triadic

#261B2B #2B261B #1B2B26

tetradic

#261B2B #2B1E1B #202B1B #1B282B

square

#261B2B #2B1E1B #202B1B #1B282B

split-complementary

#261B2B #282B1B #1B2B1E

monochromatic

#110C13 #110C13 #261B2B #473351 #684A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.48

#261B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#261B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B2B

16.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B2B	1.00	16.48	1.27	16.48
#FFFFFF	16.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#191E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B1F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261D21

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.3% 0.034 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605764',
    500: '#261b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b2b;
$custom-light: #605764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 22.857,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24293,
    "c": 0.03364,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.0137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B2B

secondary

#4C5E44

accent

#BF6884

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B2B

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

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