#271B56#271B56

#271B56 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.102 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#271B56
RGB	rgb(39, 27, 86)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 68.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.88, 23.27, -33.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.88, 41.13, 304.45°)
OKLab	oklab(27.61% 0.0299 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(27.61% 0.102 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9079, 1.8869, 9.0133)
Luminance	0.0189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#271B56 #4A561B

analogous

#1B2D56 #271B56 #441B56

triadic

#271B56 #56271B #1B5627

tetradic

#271B56 #561B2D #4A561B #1B5644

square

#271B56 #561B2D #4A561B #1B5644

split-complementary

#271B56 #56441B #2D561B

monochromatic

#0B0717 #120C27 #271B56 #3C2A85 #5138B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.25

#271B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#271B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #271B56

15.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##271B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##271B56	1.00	15.25	1.38	15.25
#FFFFFF	15.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#162935

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #271b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 27, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.102 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665886',
    500: '#271b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #271b56;
$custom-light: #665886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#271b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.203,
    "s": 52.212,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2761,
    "c": 0.10169,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#271B56

secondary

#7D8C41

accent

#DC4CBE

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #271B56

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

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