#270240#270240

#270240 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.8% C 0.108 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#270240
RGB	rgb(39, 2, 64)
HSL	hsl(276, 94%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(276, 97%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 96.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.63, 31.01, -30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.63, 43.48, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(21.82% 0.0636 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(21.82% 0.108 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.7836, 0.8449, 4.9186)
Luminance	0.0084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#270240 #1B4002

analogous

#080240 #270240 #40023A

triadic

#270240 #402702 #024027

tetradic

#270240 #400802 #1B4002 #023A40

square

#270240 #400802 #1B4002 #023A40

split-complementary

#270240 #3A4002 #024008

monochromatic

#12011E #12011E #270240 #4B047B #6F06B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.96

#270240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#270240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #270240

17.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##270240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##270240	1.00	17.96	1.17	17.96
#FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00173F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#221322

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #270240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 2, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.8% 0.108 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#654875',
    500: '#270240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #270240;
$custom-light: #654875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#270240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.806,
    "s": 93.939,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21816,
    "c": 0.10771,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#270240

secondary

#45831B

accent

#FF297F

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE6ED

border

#C6C2C8

text

#060108

muted

#7A777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #270240

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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