#261BA8#261BA8

#261BA8 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.207 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BA8
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 168)
HSL	hsl(245, 72%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(245, 84%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 83.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 50.13, -71.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 87.33, 305.03°)
OKLab	oklab(36.49% 0.0095 -0.2069)
OKLCH	oklch(36.49% 0.207 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.2568, 4.0222, 37.3794)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BA8 #9DA81B

analogous

#1B56A8 #261BA8 #6C1BA8

triadic

#261BA8 #A8261B #1BA826

tetradic

#261BA8 #A81B56 #9DA81B #1BA86C

square

#261BA8 #A81B56 #9DA81B #1BA86C

split-complementary

#261BA8 #A86C1B #56A81B

monochromatic

#0E0A3F #1A1373 #261BA8 #3324DC #6459E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#261BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#261BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BA8

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BA8	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0032A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.207 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795dc3',
    500: '#261ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ba8;
$custom-light: #795dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.681,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36488,
    "c": 0.20709,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BA8

secondary

#BFC857

accent

#EF39E1

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0413

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BA8

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

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