#261B8C#261B8C

#261B8C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.174 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B8C
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 140)
HSL	hsl(246, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(246, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 80.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.40, 41.35, -59.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.40, 72.76, 304.64°)
OKLab	oklab(33.2% 0.0169 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(33.2% 0.174 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.9233, 3.0888, 25.0899)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B8C #818C1B

analogous

#1B488C #261B8C #5F1B8C

triadic

#261B8C #8C261B #1B8C26

tetradic

#261B8C #8C1B48 #818C1B #1B8C5F

square

#261B8C #8C1B48 #818C1B #1B8C5F

split-complementary

#261B8C #8C5F1B #488C1B

monochromatic

#0A0725 #181159 #261B8C #3425BF #5546DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.98

#261B8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#261B8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B8C

12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B8C	1.00	12.98	1.62	12.98
#FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00368F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.174 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725aaf',
    500: '#261b8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b8c;
$custom-light: #725aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.841,
    "s": 67.665,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33197,
    "c": 0.17391,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B8C

secondary

#B1BD46

accent

#EB3DDA

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F5

border

#C8C5CF

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B8C

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

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