What color is #261F41?

#261F41 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #261F41?

The RGB value is 38, 31, 65: 38 red, 31 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #261F41?

The complementary color is #3A411F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #261F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#261F41 color

#261F41 rgb(38, 31, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #261F41 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 12.2% green and 25.5% blue (38, 31, 65).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#261F41 color codes

HEX	`#261F41`
RGB	`rgb(38, 31, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 12.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.25, 13.03, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.25, 24.3, 302.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.243, 1.774, 5.224)`
Decimal	`2498369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #261F41, 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 #261F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#261F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #261F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #261f41; }
.text { color: #261f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 31 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #261f41, #371f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #261F41?: #261F41 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #261F41?: The RGB value is 38, 31, 65: 38 red, 31 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #261F41?: The complementary color is #3A411F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #261F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.