#261B91#261B91

#261B91 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.180 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B91
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 145)
HSL	hsl(246, 69%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(246, 81%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 81.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.98, 42.96, -62.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.98, 75.44, 304.71°)
OKLab	oklab(33.77% 0.0156 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(33.77% 0.18 275)
XYZ	xyz(6.3004, 3.2396, 27.0759)
Luminance	0.0324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B91 #86911B

analogous

#1B4B91 #261B91 #611B91

triadic

#261B91 #91261B #1B9126

tetradic

#261B91 #911B4B #86911B #1B9161

square

#261B91 #911B4B #86911B #1B9161

split-complementary

#261B91 #91611B #4B911B

monochromatic

#0B082A #18115D #261B91 #3425C5 #5749DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.74

#261B91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#261B91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B91

12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B91	1.00	12.74	1.65	12.74
#FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003894

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.180 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735bb3',
    500: '#261b91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b91;
$custom-light: #735bb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.593,
    "s": 68.605,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33774,
    "c": 0.18,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.0324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B91

secondary

#B4BF49

accent

#EB3CDB

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B91

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

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