#261B5B#261B5B

#261B5B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.109 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B5B
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 91)
HSL	hsl(250, 54%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 70.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.23, 24.78, -36.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.23, 44.30, 304.02°)
OKLab	oklab(27.98% 0.0278 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(27.98% 0.109 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0790, 1.9511, 10.1099)
Luminance	0.0195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B5B #505B1B

analogous

#1B305B #261B5B #461B5B

triadic

#261B5B #5B261B #1B5B26

tetradic

#261B5B #5B1B30 #505B1B #1B5B46

square

#261B5B #5B1B30 #505B1B #1B5B46

split-complementary

#261B5B #5B461B #305B1B

monochromatic

#0A0718 #120D2C #261B5B #3A298A #4D37B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.11

#261B5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#261B5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B5B

15.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B5B	1.00	15.11	1.39	15.11
#FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F2B38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.109 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67588a',
    500: '#261b5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b5b;
$custom-light: #67588a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.313,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27977,
    "c": 0.10907,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B5B

secondary

#839141

accent

#DE4AC4

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B5B

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

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