#261BA7#261BA7

#261BA7 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.206 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BA7
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 167)
HSL	hsl(245, 72%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(245, 84%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 83.8%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.62, 49.82, -71.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.62, 86.83, 305.02°)
OKLab	oklab(36.37% 0.0098 -0.2057)
OKLCH	oklch(36.37% 0.206 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1640, 3.9851, 36.8907)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BA7 #9CA71B

analogous

#1B56A7 #261BA7 #6C1BA7

triadic

#261BA7 #A7261B #1BA726

tetradic

#261BA7 #A71B56 #9CA71B #1BA76C

square

#261BA7 #A71B56 #9CA71B #1BA76C

split-complementary

#261BA7 #A76C1B #56A71B

monochromatic

#0E0A3E #1A1272 #261BA7 #3224DC #6358E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#261BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#261BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BA7

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BA7	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0031A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.206 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785cc3',
    500: '#261ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ba7;
$custom-light: #785cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.714,
    "s": 72.165,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36369,
    "c": 0.20594,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BA7

secondary

#BFC856

accent

#EF39E1

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0413

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BA7

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

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