#261D4D#261D4D

#261D4D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.085 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261D4D
RGB	rgb(38, 29, 77)
HSL	hsl(251, 45%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(251, 62%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 62.3%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.55, 18.55, -28.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.55, 33.87, 303.20°)
OKLab	oklab(27.1% 0.0262 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(27.1% 0.085 288)
XYZ	xyz(2.5779, 1.8265, 7.2365)
Luminance	0.0183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.91

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261D4D #444D1D

analogous

#1D2C4D #261D4D #3E1D4D

triadic

#261D4D #4D261D #1D4D26

tetradic

#261D4D #4D1D2C #444D1D #1D4D3E

square

#261D4D #4D1D2C #444D1D #1D4D3E

split-complementary

#261D4D #4D3E1D #2C4D1D

monochromatic

#0B0816 #100C21 #261D4D #3C2E79 #523EA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.38

#261D4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#261D4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261D4D

15.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261D4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261D4D	1.00	15.38	1.37	15.38
#FFFFFF	15.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#02264F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#03234C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A2831

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261d4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 29, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.085 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64597f',
    500: '#261d4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261d4d;
$custom-light: #64597f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261d4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 45.283,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27103,
    "c": 0.08498,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.01827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261D4D

secondary

#768244

accent

#D553BD

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9EE

border

#C6C5C9

text

#06030A

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #261D4D

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

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