#261D2E#261D2E

#261D2E is a very dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.034 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261D2E
RGB	rgb(38, 29, 46)
HSL	hsl(272, 23%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(272, 37%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 37%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.53, 8.58, -9.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.53, 12.95, 311.51°)
OKLab	oklab(24.93% 0.021 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(24.93% 0.034 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.7317, 1.4881, 2.7802)
Luminance	0.0149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261D2E #252E1D

analogous

#1E1D2E #261D2E #2E1D2E

triadic

#261D2E #2E261D #1D2E26

tetradic

#261D2E #2E1E1D #252E1D #1D2E2E

square

#261D2E #2E1E1D #252E1D #1D2E2E

split-complementary

#261D2E #2E2E1D #1D2E1E

monochromatic

#100C13 #100C13 #261D2E #453554 #644C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.18

#261D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#261D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261D2E

16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261D2E	1.00	16.18	1.30	16.18
#FFFFFF	16.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A202F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C212D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#251F23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 29, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.034 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605966',
    500: '#261d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261d2e;
$custom-light: #605966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 22.667,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24933,
    "c": 0.03389,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261D2E

secondary

#536146

accent

#BF6991

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050306

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #261D2E

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

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