#261B53#261B53

#261B53 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.097 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B53
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 83)
HSL	hsl(252, 51%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.51, 22.01, -32.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.51, 39.24, 304.11°)
OKLab	oklab(27.24% 0.0286 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(27.24% 0.097 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.7521, 1.8203, 8.3883)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B53 #48531B

analogous

#1B2C53 #261B53 #421B53

triadic

#261B53 #53261B #1B5326

tetradic

#261B53 #531B2C #48531B #1B5342

square

#261B53 #531B2C #48531B #1B5342

split-complementary

#261B53 #53421B #2C531B

monochromatic

#0B0817 #110C25 #261B53 #3B2A81 #5039AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.40

#261B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#261B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B53

15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B53	1.00	15.40	1.36	15.40
#FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#162834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.097 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655884',
    500: '#261b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b53;
$custom-light: #655884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.786,
    "s": 50.909,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27235,
    "c": 0.09734,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B53

secondary

#7B8941

accent

#DA4DBF

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B53

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

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