#270538#270538

#270538 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.4% C 0.094 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#270538
RGB	rgb(39, 5, 56)
HSL	hsl(280, 84%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(280, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.46, 27.16, -25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.46, 36.92, 317.37°)
OKLab	oklab(21.44% 0.0623 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(21.44% 0.094 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.6046, 0.8254, 3.8154)
Luminance	0.0083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#270538 #163805

analogous

#0E0538 #270538 #380530

triadic

#270538 #382705 #053827

tetradic

#270538 #380E05 #163805 #053038

square

#270538 #380E05 #163805 #053038

split-complementary

#270538 #303805 #05380E

monochromatic

#14031C #14031C #270538 #4E0A70 #750FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.03

#270538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#270538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #270538

18.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##270538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##270538	1.00	18.03	1.17	18.03
#FFFFFF	18.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25111E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #270538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 5, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.4% 0.094 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64496f',
    500: '#270538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #270538;
$custom-light: #64496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#270538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 83.607,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21443,
    "c": 0.09444,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#270538

secondary

#3D7920

accent

#FA2E72

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #270538

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

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