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#261a49 color: Silent Orbit

#261a49 is rgb(38, 26, 73) in RGB and oklch(26.172% 0.08379 291.272) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

26.2%
0.084
291°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.33:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #261a49

#261a49 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 26.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.83:1 contrast and black text 1.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Silent Orbit (#231c4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #261a49 mixed with white

  1. 261a49
  2. 382f5a
  3. 4a436c
  4. 5e597d
  5. 736f8f
  6. 8985a1
  7. 9f9db4
  8. b7b4c6
  9. cecdd9
  10. e6e6ec

Darker: #261a49 mixed with black

  1. 261a49
  2. 20153e
  3. 191034
  4. 130c2a
  5. 0d0720
  6. 080417
  7. 04020e
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #261a49 with less saturation

  1. 261a49
  2. 261c45
  3. 251d42
  4. 251e3e
  5. 25203b
  6. 252137
  7. 242234
  8. 242230
  9. 24232c
  10. 242428

Questions about #261a49

What color is #261a49?

#261a49 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Silent Orbit. In RGB it is rgb(38, 26, 73), in HSL hsl(255.32, 47.47%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.172% 0.08379 291.272).

What colors go well with #261a49?

The complementary color of #261a49 is #272700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0b224c and #36133c. The triadic partners are #421400 and #002f20.

Is white or black text more readable on #261a49?

White text reads better on #261a49: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and black gives 1.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #261a49 a warm or cool color?

#261a49 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 26.2% and its chroma 0.084.