#261B2D#261B2D

#261B2D is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.4% C 0.037 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B2D
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 45)
HSL	hsl(277, 25%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(277, 40%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 40%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.86, 9.76, -10.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.86, 13.98, 314.29°)
OKLab	oklab(24.4% 0.0245 -0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(24.4% 0.037 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.6648, 1.3854, 2.6618)
Luminance	0.0138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B2D #222D1B

analogous

#1D1B2D #261B2D #2D1B2B

triadic

#261B2D #2D261B #1B2D26

tetradic

#261B2D #2D1D1B #222D1B #1B2B2D

square

#261B2D #2D1D1B #222D1B #1B2B2D

split-complementary

#261B2D #2B2D1B #1B2D1D

monochromatic

#100B13 #100B13 #261B2D #463253 #67497A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.44

#261B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#261B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B2D

16.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B2D	1.00	16.44	1.28	16.44
#FFFFFF	16.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#181F2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A1F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#251D22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.4% 0.037 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605766',
    500: '#261b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b2d;
$custom-light: #605766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24404,
    "c": 0.0368,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B2D

secondary

#4F6044

accent

#C1668A

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B2D

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

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