#261C79#261C79

#261C79 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 31.2% C 0.149 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261C79
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 121)
HSL	hsl(246, 62%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(246, 77%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 76.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.46, 34.51, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.46, 61.61, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(31.21% 0.0212 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(31.21% 0.149 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.6647, 2.6227, 18.3459)
Luminance	0.0262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261C79 #6F791C

analogous

#1C4179 #261C79 #551C79

triadic

#261C79 #79261C #1C7926

tetradic

#261C79 #791C41 #6F791C #1C7955

square

#261C79 #791C41 #6F791C #1C7955

split-complementary

#261C79 #79551C #41791C

monochromatic

#080619 #161047 #261C79 #3628AB #4D3DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.77

#261C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#261C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261C79

13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261C79	1.00	13.77	1.52	13.77
#FFFFFF	13.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00317C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002977

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.2% 0.149 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d5aa1',
    500: '#261c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261c79;
$custom-light: #6d5aa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.452,
    "s": 62.416,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3121,
    "c": 0.14892,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261C79

secondary

#A2AD44

accent

#E542D4

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F3

border

#C8C5CD

text

#08040F

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #261C79

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

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