#261BA4#261BA4

#261BA4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.202 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BA4
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 164)
HSL	hsl(245, 72%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(245, 84%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 83.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.26, 48.91, -69.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.26, 85.31, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(36.01% 0.0105 -0.2022)
OKLCH	oklch(36.01% 0.202 273)
XYZ	xyz(7.8899, 3.8754, 35.4470)
Luminance	0.0388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BA4 #99A41B

analogous

#1B54A4 #261BA4 #6B1BA4

triadic

#261BA4 #A4261B #1BA426

tetradic

#261BA4 #A41B54 #99A41B #1BA46B

square

#261BA4 #A41B54 #99A41B #1BA46B

split-complementary

#261BA4 #A46B1B #54A41B

monochromatic

#0E0A3B #1A126F #261BA4 #3224D9 #6256E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.83

#261BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#261BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BA4

11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BA4	1.00	11.83	1.78	11.83
#FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0031A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.202 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785cc0',
    500: '#261ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ba4;
$custom-light: #785cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.818,
    "s": 71.728,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3601,
    "c": 0.20247,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.03876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BA4

secondary

#BDC654

accent

#EE39E0

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BA4

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

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