Skip to the color picker

#261a4e color: Silent Orbit

#261a4e is rgb(38, 26, 78) in RGB and oklch(26.601% 0.0914 289.304) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

254°
100%

26.6%
0.091
289°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #261a4e

#261a4e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 26.6% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.67:1 contrast and black text 1.34:1, 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: #261a4e mixed with white

  1. 261a4e
  2. 372f5f
  3. 4a4470
  4. 5e5982
  5. 736f93
  6. 8986a5
  7. 9f9db6
  8. b6b5c8
  9. cecdda
  10. e6e6ed

Darker: #261a4e mixed with black

  1. 261a4e
  2. 201543
  3. 191038
  4. 130c2d
  5. 0d0723
  6. 080419
  7. 04020f
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #261a4e with less saturation

  1. 261a4e
  2. 261c4a
  3. 251e46
  4. 251f42
  5. 25203e
  6. 25213a
  7. 252236
  8. 252332
  9. 25242e
  10. 25252a

Questions about #261a4e

What color is #261a4e?

#261a4e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Silent Orbit. In RGB it is rgb(38, 26, 78), in HSL hsl(253.85, 50%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.601% 0.0914 289.304).

What colors go well with #261a4e?

The complementary color of #261a4e is #292800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #052351 and #381241. The triadic partners are #461200 and #00301f.

Is white or black text more readable on #261a4e?

White text reads better on #261a4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and black gives 1.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #261a4e a warm or cool color?

#261a4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 26.6% and its chroma 0.091.