#270836#270836

#270836 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.7% C 0.087 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#270836
RGB	rgb(39, 8, 54)
HSL	hsl(280, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(280, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 85.2%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.87, 24.96, -22.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.87, 33.86, 317.50°)
OKLab	oklab(21.69% 0.0586 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(21.69% 0.087 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.5893, 0.8714, 3.5738)
Luminance	0.0087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#270836 #173608

analogous

#100836 #270836 #36082E

triadic

#270836 #362708 #083627

tetradic

#270836 #361008 #173608 #082E36

square

#270836 #361008 #173608 #082E36

split-complementary

#270836 #2E3608 #083610

monochromatic

#13041B #13041B #270836 #4D106B #7418A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.88

#270836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#270836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #270836

17.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##270836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##270836	1.00	17.88	1.17	17.88
#FFFFFF	17.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25121E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #270836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 8, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.7% 0.087 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#634b6d',
    500: '#270836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #270836;
$custom-light: #634b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#270836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21688,
    "c": 0.08726,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#270836

secondary

#3F7525

accent

#F13774

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #270836

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

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