#261DB3#261DB3

#261DB3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.218 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261DB3
RGB	rgb(38, 29, 179)
HSL	hsl(244, 72%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(244, 84%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 83.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.40, 52.57, -75.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.40, 91.91, 304.89°)
OKLab	oklab(38.01% 0.0062 -0.2181)
OKLCH	oklch(38.01% 0.218 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3726, 4.5444, 43.0223)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261DB3 #AAB31D

analogous

#1D5FB3 #261DB3 #711DB3

triadic

#261DB3 #B3261D #1DB326

tetradic

#261DB3 #B31D5F #AAB31D #1DB371

square

#261DB3 #B31D5F #AAB31D #1DB371

split-complementary

#261DB3 #B3711D #5FB31D

monochromatic

#100C4A #1B147E #261DB3 #3A30DD #6C64E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.00

#261DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#261DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261DB3

11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261DB3	1.00	11.00	1.91	11.00
#FFFFFF	11.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0035B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 29, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.218 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5ecb',
    500: '#261db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261db3;
$custom-light: #7b5ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.6,
    "s": 72.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38013,
    "c": 0.21821,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261DB3

secondary

#C5CB61

accent

#EF39E4

background

#F8F5FC

surface

#EFE9F9

border

#CAC5D2

text

#0B0514

muted

#7C7982

Preview Lab

Preview with #261DB3

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

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