What color is #261A71?

#261A71 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261A71?

The RGB value is 38, 26, 113: 38 red, 26 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261A71?

The complementary color is #65711A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261A71 color

#261A71 rgb(38, 26, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #261A71 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.2% green and 44.3% blue (38, 26, 113).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#261A71 color codes

HEX	`#261A71`
RGB	`rgb(38, 26, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 10.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 77%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.19, 32.97, -47.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.19, 58.22, 304.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.148, 2.343, 15.853)`
Decimal	`2497137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261A71, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #261A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #261A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261a71; }
.text { color: #261a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 26 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261a71, #521a71); }

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Questions

What color is #261A71?: #261A71 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261A71?: The RGB value is 38, 26, 113: 38 red, 26 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261A71?: The complementary color is #65711A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.