#261C28#261C28

#261C28 is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.4% C 0.027 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261C28
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 40)
HSL	hsl(290, 18%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(290, 30%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.93, 7.69, -6.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.93, 9.91, 320.88°)
OKLab	oklab(24.38% 0.0207 -0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(24.38% 0.027 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.5975, 1.3958, 2.1923)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261C28 #1E281C

analogous

#201C28 #261C28 #281C24

triadic

#261C28 #28261C #1C2826

tetradic

#261C28 #28201C #1E281C #1C2428

square

#261C28 #28201C #1E281C #1C2428

split-complementary

#261C28 #24281C #1C2820

monochromatic

#110D12 #110D12 #261C28 #48354C #6A4E70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.42

#261C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#261C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261C28

16.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261C28	1.00	16.42	1.28	16.42
#FFFFFF	16.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B1F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261D20

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.4% 0.027 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605861',
    500: '#261c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261c28;
$custom-light: #605861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 17.647,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24377,
    "c": 0.02669,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261C28

secondary

#495A46

accent

#BA6D7A

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9E9

border

#C5C5C5

text

#050305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #261C28

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

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