#261C8B#261C8B

#261C8B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.172 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261C8B
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 139)
HSL	hsl(245, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(245, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 79.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.46, 40.50, -59.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.46, 71.67, 304.41°)
OKLab	oklab(33.21% 0.0167 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(33.21% 0.172 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.8733, 3.1061, 24.7111)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261C8B #818B1C

analogous

#1C4A8B #261C8B #5D1C8B

triadic

#261C8B #8B261C #1C8B26

tetradic

#261C8B #8B1C4A #818B1C #1C8B5D

square

#261C8B #8B1C4A #818B1C #1C8B5D

split-complementary

#261C8B #8B5D1C #4A8B1C

monochromatic

#0A0725 #181258 #261C8B #3426BE #5547DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#261C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#261C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261C8B

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261C8B	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00368E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.172 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#715bae',
    500: '#261c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261c8b;
$custom-light: #715bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.405,
    "s": 66.467,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3321,
    "c": 0.17177,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261C8B

secondary

#B1BC47

accent

#E93EDA

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F5

border

#C8C5CF

text

#090410

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #261C8B

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

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