#261DC9#261DC9

#261DC9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.243 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261DC9
RGB	rgb(38, 29, 201)
HSL	hsl(243, 75%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(243, 86%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 85.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.13, 59.05, -83.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.13, 102.56, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(40.67% 0.0009 -0.2426)
OKLCH	oklch(40.67% 0.243 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7777, 5.5065, 55.6891)
Luminance	0.0551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261DC9 #C0C91D

analogous

#1D6AC9 #261DC9 #7C1DC9

triadic

#261DC9 #C9261D #1DC926

tetradic

#261DC9 #C91D6A #C0C91D #1DC97C

square

#261DC9 #C91D6A #C0C91D #1DC97C

split-complementary

#261DC9 #C97C1D #6AC91D

monochromatic

#120E5E #1C1594 #261DC9 #4840E3 #7B75EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.99

#261DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#261DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261DC9

9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261DC9	1.00	9.99	2.10	9.99
#FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 29, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.243 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8060db',
    500: '#261dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261dc9;
$custom-light: #8060db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.14,
    "s": 74.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40669,
    "c": 0.2426,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261DC9

secondary

#CDD270

accent

#F136E8

background

#F8F5FD

surface

#F0EAFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0D0515

muted

#7D7983

Preview Lab

Preview with #261DC9

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

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