#261BA9#261BA9

#261BA9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.208 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BA9
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 169)
HSL	hsl(245, 72%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(245, 84%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 84%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.87, 50.43, -71.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.87, 87.84, 305.04°)
OKLab	oklab(36.61% 0.0092 -0.208)
OKLCH	oklch(36.61% 0.208 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.3503, 4.0596, 37.8719)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BA9 #9EA91B

analogous

#1B57A9 #261BA9 #6D1BA9

triadic

#261BA9 #A9261B #1BA926

tetradic

#261BA9 #A91B57 #9EA91B #1BA96D

square

#261BA9 #A91B57 #9EA91B #1BA96D

split-complementary

#261BA9 #A96D1B #57A91B

monochromatic

#0E0A3F #1A1374 #261BA9 #3325DC #655AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.59

#261BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#261BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BA9

11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BA9	1.00	11.59	1.81	11.59
#FFFFFF	11.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0032A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.208 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#795dc4',
    500: '#261ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ba9;
$custom-light: #795dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.648,
    "s": 72.449,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36608,
    "c": 0.20823,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BA9

secondary

#C0C858

accent

#EF39E1

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0413

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BA9

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

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