#261F2B#261F2B

#261F2B is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.024 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#261F2B
RGB	rgb(38, 31, 43)
HSL	hsl(275, 16%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(275, 28%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.02, 6.30, -6.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.02, 9.25, 312.91°)
OKLab	oklab(25.26% 0.016 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(25.26% 0.024 311)
XYZ	xyz(1.7253, 1.5665, 2.4965)
Luminance	0.0157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#261F2B #242B1F

analogous

#201F2B #261F2B #2B1F2A

triadic

#261F2B #2B261F #1F2B26

tetradic

#261F2B #2B201F #242B1F #1F2A2B

square

#261F2B #2B201F #242B1F #1F2A2B

split-complementary

#261F2B #2A2B1F #1F2B20

monochromatic

#100D12 #100D12 #261F2B #45394F #655272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.99

#261F2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#261F2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #261F2B

15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##261F2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##261F2B	1.00	15.99	1.31	15.99
#FFFFFF	15.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D212C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F222B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#262023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #261f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 31, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.024 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#605a64',
    500: '#261f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #261f2b;
$custom-light: #605a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#261f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 16.216,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25264,
    "c": 0.02435,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.01566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#261F2B

secondary

#515C49

accent

#B96F8E

background

#F5F5F5

surface

#E9E9EA

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040305

muted

#797879

Preview Lab

Preview with #261F2B

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

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