What color is #261B3B?

#261B3B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261B3B?

The RGB value is 38, 27, 59: 38 red, 27 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261B3B?

The complementary color is #303B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261B3B color

#261B3B rgb(38, 27, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #261B3B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 10.6% green and 23.1% blue (38, 27, 59).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#261B3B color codes

HEX	`#261B3B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 27, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 10.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 54%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 54%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.68, 13.96, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.68, 23.4, 306.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.98, 1.512, 4.324)`
Decimal	`2497339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261B3B, 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 #261B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #261B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261b3b; }
.text { color: #261b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 27 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261b3b, #361b3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #261B3B?: #261B3B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261B3B?: The RGB value is 38, 27, 59: 38 red, 27 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261B3B?: The complementary color is #303B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.