#261EC9#261EC9

#261EC9 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.242 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261EC9
RGB	rgb(38, 30, 201)
HSL	hsl(243, 74%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(243, 85%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 85.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.26, 58.66, -83.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.26, 102.15, 305.04°)
OKLab	oklab(40.76% 0.0008 -0.242)
OKLCH	oklch(40.76% 0.242 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8026, 5.5563, 55.6974)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261EC9 #C1C91E

analogous

#1E6BC9 #261EC9 #7B1EC9

triadic

#261EC9 #C9261E #1EC926

tetradic

#261EC9 #C91E6B #C1C91E #1EC97B

square

#261EC9 #C91E6B #C1C91E #1EC97B

split-complementary

#261EC9 #C97B1E #6BC91E

monochromatic

#120E5E #1C1694 #261EC9 #4941E3 #7C77EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#261EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#261EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261EC9

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261EC9	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 30, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.242 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8061db',
    500: '#261ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261ec9;
$custom-light: #8061db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.807,
    "s": 74.026,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4076,
    "c": 0.24198,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261EC9

secondary

#CDD271

accent

#F137E8

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0D0515

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #261EC9

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

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