#261BA6#261BA6

#261BA6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.205 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BA6
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 166)
HSL	hsl(245, 72%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(245, 84%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 83.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.50, 49.52, -70.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.50, 86.33, 305.00°)
OKLab	oklab(36.25% 0.01 -0.2045)
OKLCH	oklch(36.25% 0.205 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.0719, 3.9482, 36.4057)
Luminance	0.0395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BA6 #9BA61B

analogous

#1B56A6 #261BA6 #6B1BA6

triadic

#261BA6 #A6261B #1BA626

tetradic

#261BA6 #A61B56 #9BA61B #1BA66B

square

#261BA6 #A61B56 #9BA61B #1BA66B

split-complementary

#261BA6 #A66B1B #56A61B

monochromatic

#0E0A3D #1A1271 #261BA6 #3224DB #6358E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.73

#261BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#261BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BA6

11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BA6	1.00	11.73	1.79	11.73
#FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003EAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0031A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.205 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785cc2',
    500: '#261ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ba6;
$custom-light: #785cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.748,
    "s": 72.021,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36249,
    "c": 0.20479,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BA6

secondary

#BEC756

accent

#EF39E0

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0413

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BA6

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

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