#261B5E#261B5E

#261B5E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.113 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B5E
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 94)
HSL	hsl(250, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.51, 25.83, -38.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.51, 46.17, 304.01°)
OKLab	oklab(28.27% 0.0273 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(28.27% 0.113 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.2110, 2.0039, 10.8051)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B5E #535E1B

analogous

#1B315E #261B5E #471B5E

triadic

#261B5E #5E261B #1B5E26

tetradic

#261B5E #5E1B31 #535E1B #1B5E47

square

#261B5E #5E1B31 #535E1B #1B5E47

split-complementary

#261B5E #5E471B #315E1B

monochromatic

#0A0718 #130D2E #261B5E #39298E #4C36BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.99

#261B5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#261B5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B5E

14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B5E	1.00	14.99	1.40	14.99
#FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002960

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B2C3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.113 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67588c',
    500: '#261b5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b5e;
$custom-light: #67588c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.851,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28265,
    "c": 0.11337,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B5E

secondary

#869441

accent

#DF49C6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B5E

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

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