#261B41#261B41

#261B41 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.069 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B41
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 65)
HSL	hsl(257, 41%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(257, 58%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.09, 15.90, -22.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.09, 27.44, 305.41°)
OKLab	oklab(25.73% 0.0286 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(25.73% 0.069 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1451, 1.5775, 5.1915)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.28

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B41 #36411B

analogous

#1B2341 #261B41 #391B41

triadic

#261B41 #41261B #1B4126

tetradic

#261B41 #411B23 #36411B #1B4139

square

#261B41 #411B23 #36411B #1B4139

split-complementary

#261B41 #41391B #23411B

monochromatic

#0D0916 #0D0916 #261B41 #3F2D6C #593F97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#261B41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#261B41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B41

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B41	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C2242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E2140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F232B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.069 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625776',
    500: '#261b41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b41;
$custom-light: #625776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.368,
    "s": 41.304,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25734,
    "c": 0.06945,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B41

secondary

#677641

accent

#D157AE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#EAE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#050308

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B41

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

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