#261E38#261E38

#261E38 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.049 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261E38
RGB	rgb(38, 30, 56)
HSL	hsl(258, 30%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(258, 46%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 46.4%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.39, 10.84, -15.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.39, 18.95, 304.89°)
OKLab	oklab(25.77% 0.0221 -0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(25.77% 0.049 297)
XYZ	xyz(1.9772, 1.6261, 3.9503)
Luminance	0.0163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261E38 #30381E

analogous

#1E2338 #261E38 #331E38

triadic

#261E38 #38261E #1E3826

tetradic

#261E38 #381E23 #30381E #1E3833

square

#261E38 #381E23 #30381E #1E3833

split-complementary

#261E38 #38331E #23381E

monochromatic

#0E0B14 #0E0B14 #261E38 #413360 #5C4988

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.85

#261E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#261E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261E38

15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261E38	1.00	15.85	1.33	15.85
#FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#172239

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#182237

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222328

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 30, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.049 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#61596e',
    500: '#261e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261e38;
$custom-light: #61596e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.462,
    "s": 30.233,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25766,
    "c": 0.04869,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.01626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261E38

secondary

#606C46

accent

#C661A7

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#050307

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #261E38

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

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