#261E2A#261E2A

#261E2A is a very dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.025 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261E2A
RGB	rgb(38, 30, 42)
HSL	hsl(280, 17%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(280, 29%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.66, 6.76, -6.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.66, 9.45, 315.65°)
OKLab	oklab(24.97% 0.0175 -0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(24.97% 0.025 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.6815, 1.5078, 2.3925)
Luminance	0.0151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261E2A #222A1E

analogous

#201E2A #261E2A #2A1E28

triadic

#261E2A #2A261E #1E2A26

tetradic

#261E2A #2A201E #222A1E #1E282A

square

#261E2A #2A201E #222A1E #1E282A

split-complementary

#261E2A #282A1E #1E2A20

monochromatic

#100D12 #100D12 #261E2A #46384E #675171

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.13

#261E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#261E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261E2A

16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261E2A	1.00	16.13	1.30	16.13
#FFFFFF	16.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C202B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E212A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261F22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 30, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.025 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605963',
    500: '#261e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261e2a;
$custom-light: #605963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 14.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24967,
    "c": 0.02505,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261E2A

secondary

#4F5B48

accent

#B96E87

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#050305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #261E2A

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

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