#261C2E#261C2E

#261C2E is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.7% C 0.036 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261C2E
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 46)
HSL	hsl(273, 24%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(273, 39%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.22, 9.31, -10.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.22, 13.80, 312.45°)
OKLab	oklab(24.7% 0.0229 -0.028)
OKLCH	oklch(24.7% 0.036 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.7076, 1.4399, 2.7722)
Luminance	0.0144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261C2E #242E1C

analogous

#1D1C2E #261C2E #2E1C2D

triadic

#261C2E #2E261C #1C2E26

tetradic

#261C2E #2E1D1C #242E1C #1C2D2E

square

#261C2E #2E1D1C #242E1C #1C2D2E

split-complementary

#261C2E #2D2E1C #1C2E1D

monochromatic

#100C13 #100C13 #261C2E #453354 #654A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.30

#261C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#261C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261C2E

16.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261C2E	1.00	16.30	1.29	16.30
#FFFFFF	16.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#191F2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B202D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#251E23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.7% 0.036 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605866',
    500: '#261c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261c2e;
$custom-light: #605866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 24.324,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24695,
    "c": 0.03614,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261C2E

secondary

#516145

accent

#C1678F

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #261C2E

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

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