#261B2F#261B2F

#261B2F is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.5% C 0.040 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B2F
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 47)
HSL	hsl(273, 27%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(273, 43%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.97, 10.33, -11.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.97, 15.31, 312.43°)
OKLab	oklab(24.52% 0.0251 -0.0311)
OKLCH	oklch(24.52% 0.04 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.7043, 1.4012, 2.8694)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B2F #242F1B

analogous

#1C1B2F #261B2F #2F1B2E

triadic

#261B2F #2F261B #1B2F26

tetradic

#261B2F #2F1C1B #242F1B #1B2E2F

square

#261B2F #2F1C1B #242F1B #1B2E2F

split-complementary

#261B2F #2E2F1B #1B2F1C

monochromatic

#100B13 #100B13 #261B2F #453156 #65487D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.40

#261B2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#261B2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B2F

16.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B2F	1.00	16.40	1.28	16.40
#FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#171F30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A202E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#251E22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.5% 0.040 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605767',
    500: '#261b2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b2f;
$custom-light: #605767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 27.027,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24519,
    "c": 0.04002,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B2F

secondary

#516343

accent

#C3648F

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B2F

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

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