#261B56#261B56

#261B56 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.102 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B56
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 86)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.78, 23.05, -34.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.78, 41.15, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(27.51% 0.0283 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(27.51% 0.102 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.8705, 1.8677, 9.0115)
Luminance	0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B56 #4B561B

analogous

#1B2E56 #261B56 #431B56

triadic

#261B56 #56261B #1B5626

tetradic

#261B56 #561B2E #4B561B #1B5643

square

#261B56 #561B2E #4B561B #1B5643

split-complementary

#261B56 #56431B #2E561B

monochromatic

#0A0717 #110C27 #261B56 #3B2A85 #4F38B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.29

#261B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#261B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B56

15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B56	1.00	15.29	1.37	15.29
#FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#142935

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.102 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665886',
    500: '#261b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b56;
$custom-light: #665886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.186,
    "s": 52.212,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27508,
    "c": 0.10178,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B56

secondary

#7E8C41

accent

#DC4CC1

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B56

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

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