#261c4b

Color #261c4b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#261c4b

RGB

rgb(38, 28, 75)

HSL

hsl(252.8, 45.6%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.8, 62.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.3%, 62.7%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(14.12, 18.56, -27.66)

LCH

lch(14.12, 33.31, 303.86)

OKLCH

oklch(26.7%, 0.0835, 289.3)

HWB

hwb(252.8, 11%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#414b1c

Analogous

#1c294b

#261c4b

#3e1c4b

Triadic

#261c4b

#4b261c

#1c4b26

Split-complementary

#261c4b

#4b3e1c

#294b1c

Tetradic

#261c4b

#4b1c41

#414b1c

#1c4b26

Square

#261c4b

#4b1c29

#414b1c

#1c4b3e

Shades

Color #261c4b mixed toward black.

#20173e

#191332

#130e25

#0d0919

#06050c

Tints

Color #261c4b mixed toward white.

#3f2e7c

#5841ae

#7f6bc8

#a99cda

#d4ceed

Tones

Color #261c4b mixed toward gray.

#282047

#2b2443

#2d283f

#2f2c3b

#313037

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#222243 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#232341 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#263c3a · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #261c4b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#261c4b]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#261c4b (#261c4b) is rgb(38, 28, 75) in RGB.

No, #261c4b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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