#261BB3#261BB3

#261BB3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.220 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261BB3
RGB	rgb(38, 27, 179)
HSL	hsl(244, 74%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(244, 85%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 84.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.11, 53.43, -75.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.11, 92.80, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(37.81% 0.0066 -0.2195)
OKLCH	oklch(37.81% 0.22 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3252, 4.4496, 43.0065)
Luminance	0.0445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261BB3 #A8B31B

analogous

#1B5CB3 #261BB3 #721BB3

triadic

#261BB3 #B3261B #1BB326

tetradic

#261BB3 #B31B5C #A8B31B #1BB372

square

#261BB3 #B31B5C #A8B31B #1BB372

split-complementary

#261BB3 #B3721B #5CB31B

monochromatic

#0F0B49 #1B137E #261BB3 #392CDF #6B61E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.11

#261BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#261BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261BB3

11.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261BB3	1.00	11.11	1.89	11.11
#FFFFFF	11.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0034B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 27, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.220 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5dcb',
    500: '#261bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261bb3;
$custom-light: #7b5dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.342,
    "s": 73.786,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37813,
    "c": 0.21957,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261BB3

secondary

#C4CC5E

accent

#F037E3

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0E9F9

border

#CBC5D2

text

#0B0514

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261BB3

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

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