#261BAD#261BAD

#261BAD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.213 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BAD
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 173)
HSL	hsl(245, 73%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(245, 84%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 84.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.36, 51.64, -73.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.36, 89.83, 305.09°)
OKLab	oklab(37.09% 0.0082 -0.2126)
OKLCH	oklch(37.09% 0.213 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7316, 4.2121, 39.8799)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BAD #A2AD1B

analogous

#1B59AD #261BAD #6F1BAD

triadic

#261BAD #AD261B #1BAD26

tetradic

#261BAD #AD1B59 #A2AD1B #1BAD6F

square

#261BAD #AD1B59 #A2AD1B #1BAD6F

split-complementary

#261BAD #AD6F1B #59AD1B

monochromatic

#0F0A43 #1A1378 #261BAD #3528DD #675DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#261BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#261BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BAD

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BAD	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0041B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0033AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.213 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a5dc7',
    500: '#261bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261bad;
$custom-light: #7a5dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.521,
    "s": 73,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37089,
    "c": 0.2128,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BAD

secondary

#C1CA5A

accent

#F038E2

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0413

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BAD

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

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