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#261B7E Color

#261B7E is rgb(38, 27, 126) in RGB, hsl(247, 65%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 79%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#261B7E
HEX#261B7E
RGBrgb(38, 27, 126)
HSLhsl(247, 65%, 30%)
HSVhsv(247, 79%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 79%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(31.6% 0.156 277.6)
LABlab(17.84% 30.81 -55.04)
LCHlch(17.84% 63.08 299.24)

What #261B7E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #261B7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 5.54Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 7.01Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 7.14Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 9.26Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 10.14Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 10.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#261B7E Channel Values

How #261B7E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 38 · G 27 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 65% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 79% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.63:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #261B7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #261B7E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #261B7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #261B7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#261B7E
Complementary
#737E1B
Analogous
#1B417E
Analogous
#581B7E
Triadic
#7E261B
Triadic
#1B7E26
Split comp.
#7E581B
Split comp.
#417E1B

Tints & Shades of #261B7E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3324A8
#3F2CCE
#6252DA
#897DE3
#AFA7EC
#D1CDF4

Shades

#21176D
#1D1561
#181150
#130D3F
#0E0A2E
#0A0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #261B7E.

How #261B7E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#261B7E
Protanopia#1D1D7E
Protanomaly#211C7E
Deuteranopia#1F1F7E
Deuteranomaly#221D7E
Tritanopia#003535
Tritanomaly#0E2D5B
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #261B7E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-261b7e: #261B7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #261B7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-261b7e': '#261B7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.106, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_261b7e">#261B7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#261B7E"

More Blue Colors

#261B7E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#261B7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #261B7E?

#261B7E is a dark blue — rgb(38, 27, 126) in RGB and hsl(247, 65%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #261B7E?

#261B7E is rgb(38, 27, 126) — red 38, green 27, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #261B7E?

#261B7E converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 79%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #261B7E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #261B7E scores 13.63:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #261B7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #261B7E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 7.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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