#261B9D#261B9D

#261B9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.194 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261B9D
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 157)
HSL	hsl(245, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(245, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 82.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.41, 46.75, -67.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.41, 81.73, 304.89°)
OKLab	oklab(35.18% 0.0124 -0.1939)
OKLCH	oklch(35.18% 0.194 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2750, 3.6295, 32.2089)
Luminance	0.0363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261B9D #929D1B

analogous

#1B519D #261B9D #671B9D

triadic

#261B9D #9D261B #1B9D26

tetradic

#261B9D #9D1B51 #929D1B #1B9D67

square

#261B9D #9D1B51 #929D1B #1B9D67

split-complementary

#261B9D #9D671B #519D1B

monochromatic

#0D0935 #191269 #261B9D #3324D1 #5D51E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.17

#261B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#261B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261B9D

12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261B9D	1.00	12.17	1.73	12.17
#FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.194 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#765cbb',
    500: '#261b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261b9d;
$custom-light: #765cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.077,
    "s": 70.652,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35179,
    "c": 0.19431,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261B9D

secondary

#BAC450

accent

#ED3ADE

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #261B9D

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

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