#261E8D#261E8D

#261E8D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.172 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261E8D
RGB	rgb(38, 30, 141)
HSL	hsl(244, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(244, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 78.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.07, 40.08, -59.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.07, 71.64, 304.02°)
OKLab	oklab(33.7% 0.0153 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(33.7% 0.172 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.0697, 3.2631, 25.5041)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261E8D #858D1E

analogous

#1E4D8D #261E8D #5D1E8D

triadic

#261E8D #8D261E #1E8D26

tetradic

#261E8D #8D1E4D #858D1E #1E8D5D

square

#261E8D #8D1E4D #858D1E #1E8D5D

split-complementary

#261E8D #8D5D1E #4D8D1E

monochromatic

#0B0928 #18135B #261E8D #3429BF #574CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.71

#261E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#261E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261E8D

12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261E8D	1.00	12.71	1.65	12.71
#FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003790

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 30, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.172 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725cb0',
    500: '#261e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261e8d;
$custom-light: #725cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.324,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33701,
    "c": 0.17238,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261E8D

secondary

#B3BC4B

accent

#E840DC

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F5

border

#C8C5CF

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #261E8D

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

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