#261CA6#261CA6

#261CA6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.204 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261CA6
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 166)
HSL	hsl(244, 71%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(244, 83%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 83.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.65, 49.06, -70.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.65, 85.85, 304.85°)
OKLab	oklab(36.36% 0.0097 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(36.36% 0.204 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0952, 3.9949, 36.4134)
Luminance	0.0400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261CA6 #9CA61C

analogous

#1C57A6 #261CA6 #6B1CA6

triadic

#261CA6 #A6261C #1CA626

tetradic

#261CA6 #A61C57 #9CA61C #1CA66B

square

#261CA6 #A61C57 #9CA61C #1CA66B

split-complementary

#261CA6 #A66B1C #57A61C

monochromatic

#0E0A3D #1A1372 #261CA6 #3225DA #6359E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.67

#261CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#261CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261CA6

11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261CA6	1.00	11.67	1.80	11.67
#FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003FAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0032A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.204 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#785dc2',
    500: '#261ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ca6;
$custom-light: #785dc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.348,
    "s": 71.134,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36356,
    "c": 0.20404,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261CA6

secondary

#BFC757

accent

#EE3AE1

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F8

border

#CAC5D1

text

#0B0413

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261CA6

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

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