#261C9F#261C9F

#261C9F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.196 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261C9F
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 159)
HSL	hsl(245, 70%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(245, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 82.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.81, 46.89, -67.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.81, 82.27, 304.75°)
OKLab	oklab(35.53% 0.0116 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(35.53% 0.196 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.4705, 3.7450, 33.1233)
Luminance	0.0375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261C9F #959F1C

analogous

#1C549F #261C9F #681C9F

triadic

#261C9F #9F261C #1C9F26

tetradic

#261C9F #9F1C54 #959F1C #1C9F68

square

#261C9F #9F1C54 #959F1C #1C9F68

split-complementary

#261C9F #9F681C #549F1C

monochromatic

#0D0A37 #1A136B #261C9F #3225D3 #5F54E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#261C9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#261C9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261C9F

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261C9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261C9F	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00309D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261c9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.196 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#765cbd',
    500: '#261c9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261c9f;
$custom-light: #765cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261c9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.58,
    "s": 70.053,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35528,
    "c": 0.19588,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261C9F

secondary

#BBC453

accent

#ED3BDF

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #261C9F

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

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