#261CB4#261CB4

#261CB4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.220 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261CB4
RGB	rgb(38, 28, 180)
HSL	hsl(244, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(244, 84%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.37, 53.31, -76.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.37, 92.85, 305.04°)
OKLab	oklab(38.03% 0.0062 -0.2199)
OKLCH	oklch(38.03% 0.22 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4500, 4.5368, 43.5488)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261CB4 #AAB41C

analogous

#1C5EB4 #261CB4 #721CB4

triadic

#261CB4 #B4261C #1CB426

tetradic

#261CB4 #B41C5E #AAB41C #1CB472

square

#261CB4 #B41C5E #AAB41C #1CB472

split-complementary

#261CB4 #B4721C #5EB41C

monochromatic

#100C4A #1B147F #261CB4 #3A2FDF #6C64E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#261CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#261CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261CB4

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261CB4	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0034B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 28, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.220 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5ecc',
    500: '#261cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261cb4;
$custom-light: #7b5ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.947,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38032,
    "c": 0.22003,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261CB4

secondary

#C5CC60

accent

#F038E4

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#F0E9F9

border

#CBC5D2

text

#0B0514

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261CB4

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

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