#261B99#261B99

#261B99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.190 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B99
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 153)
HSL	hsl(245, 70%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(245, 82%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 82.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.93, 45.50, -65.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.93, 79.66, 304.83°)
OKLab	oklab(34.71% 0.0135 -0.1891)
OKLCH	oklch(34.71% 0.19 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9391, 3.4951, 30.4397)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B99 #8E991B

analogous

#1B4F99 #261B99 #651B99

triadic

#261B99 #99261B #1B9926

tetradic

#261B99 #991B4F #8E991B #1B9965

square

#261B99 #991B4F #8E991B #1B9965

split-complementary

#261B99 #99651B #4F991B

monochromatic

#0C0931 #191265 #261B99 #3324CD #5B4FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#261B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#261B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B99

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B99	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.190 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#755bb8',
    500: '#261b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b99;
$custom-light: #755bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.238,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34708,
    "c": 0.18958,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B99

secondary

#B8C24E

accent

#ED3BDD

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B99

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

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