Dark blue
#261BAC
#261BAC is a dark blue with high intensity, at step 800 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 11.4:1. It is readable as text on white (11.4:1).
#261BAC shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #261BAC kept exactly at step 800. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F4F6FF
- 100 E4EBFF
- 200 CCD8FF
- 300 A9BCFF
- 400 849BFF
- 500 6177FF
- 600 4958E4
- 700 363EC2
- 800 261BAC
- 900 18107C
- 950 0C0054
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-blue-50: #f4f6ff; --color-blue-100: #e4ebff; --color-blue-200: #ccd8ff; --color-blue-300: #a9bcff; --color-blue-400: #849bff; --color-blue-500: #6177ff; --color-blue-600: #4958e4; --color-blue-700: #363ec2; --color-blue-800: #261bac; --color-blue-900: #18107c; --color-blue-950: #0c0054;}Is #261BAC readable?
Contrast for text on #261BAC and for #261BAC used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
AAA · 11.4APCA Lc 99 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Fail · 1.6APCA Lc 8 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AAA · 11.4APCA Lc 95 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #596DFC · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Fail · 1.6APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
Color palettes with #261BAC
Six palettes built around #261BAC, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#261BAC · #A28EDC · #29A7E1 · #FFC8FE · #25262C
- Complementary#261BAC · #D2AD3A · #DCA819 · #CBD4FF · #202534
- Split complementary#261BAC · #C18037 · #91C456 · #CADBFF · #2B303A
- Triadic#261BAC · #E37551 · #33CC86 · #E5E8FF · #2E323C
- Tetradic#261BAC · #CA638D · #DCB600 · #85F6ED · #20242F
- Monochromatic#261BAC · #8D95D4 · #94B2FF · #DEE3FF · #1D2026
#261BAC as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #261BAC looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F4F6FF
- Brand 100, #E4EBFF
- Brand 200, #CCD8FF
- Brand 300, #A9BCFF
- Brand 400, #849BFF
- Brand 500, #6177FF
- Brand 600, #4958E4
- Brand 700, #363EC2
- Brand 800, #261BAC
- Brand 900, #18107C
- Brand 950, #0C0054
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E4E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D2D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9EA1A8
- Neutral 500, #70737B
- Neutral 600, #51545C
- Neutral 700, #3E4047
- Neutral 800, #26282E
- Neutral 900, #16181E
- Neutral 950, #080A0F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #94F0C0
- Success 300, #70D8A4
- Success 400, #48BC86
- Success 500, #009863
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #FDAB48
- Warning 400, #EC9400
- Warning 500, #BD7500
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #FF6D6F
- Danger 500, #F03446
- Danger 600, #D4002F
- Danger 700, #A20022
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #5DA5FF
- Info 500, #2E87EE
- Info 600, #1273D8
- Info 700, #0053A5
- Info 800, #003E7E
- Info 900, #002A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 800 with white text, at 11.4:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.3:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #261BAC
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