#261B8F#261B8F

#261B8F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.178 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B8F
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 143)
HSL	hsl(246, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(246, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 81.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.75, 42.32, -61.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.75, 74.37, 304.68°)
OKLab	oklab(33.54% 0.0161 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(33.54% 0.178 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1476, 3.1785, 26.2708)
Luminance	0.0318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B8F #848F1B

analogous

#1B4A8F #261B8F #601B8F

triadic

#261B8F #8F261B #1B8F26

tetradic

#261B8F #8F1B4A #848F1B #1B8F60

square

#261B8F #8F1B4A #848F1B #1B8F60

split-complementary

#261B8F #8F601B #4A8F1B

monochromatic

#0B0828 #18115C #261B8F #3425C2 #5648DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.84

#261B8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#261B8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B8F

12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B8F	1.00	12.84	1.64	12.84
#FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003792

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.178 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725bb1',
    500: '#261b8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b8f;
$custom-light: #725bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.69,
    "s": 68.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33542,
    "c": 0.17756,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B8F

secondary

#B3BE48

accent

#EB3DDB

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B8F

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

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