#261ba2

Color #261ba2

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#261ba2

RGB

rgb(38, 27, 162)

HSL

hsl(244.9, 71.4%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.9, 83.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 83.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(23.01, 48.29, -69.09)

LCH

lch(23.01, 84.29, 304.95)

OKLCH

oklch(35.8%, 0.2001, 273.18)

HWB

hwb(244.9, 10.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a21b

Analogous

#1b54a2

#261ba2

#6a1ba2

Triadic

#261ba2

#a2261b

#1ba226

Split-complementary

#261ba2

#a26a1b

#54a21b

Tetradic

#261ba2

#a21b97

#97a21b

#1ba226

Square

#261ba2

#a21b54

#97a21b

#1ba26a

Shades

Color #261ba2 mixed toward black.

#201787

#19126c

#130e51

#0d0936

#06051b

Tints

Color #261ba2 mixed toward white.

#3123d0

#5448e0

#7f76e8

#aaa3f0

#d4d1f7

Tones

Color #261ba2 mixed toward gray.

#302697

#39328c

#423d80

#4c4875

#55536a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#22228f · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#22238b · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#267e7a · ΔE 40.5

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 29.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #261ba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#261ba2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#261ba2 (#261ba2) is rgb(38, 27, 162) in RGB.

No, #261ba2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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