#271B59#271B59

#271B59 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.106 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#271B59
RGB	rgb(39, 27, 89)
HSL	hsl(252, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(252, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.15, 24.30, -35.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.15, 43.02, 304.39°)
OKLab	oklab(27.89% 0.0296 -0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(27.89% 0.106 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.0313, 1.9363, 9.6633)
Luminance	0.0194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#271B59 #4D591B

analogous

#1B2E59 #271B59 #461B59

triadic

#271B59 #59271B #1B5927

tetradic

#271B59 #591B2E #4D591B #1B5946

square

#271B59 #591B2E #4D591B #1B5946

split-complementary

#271B59 #59461B #2E591B

monochromatic

#0A0717 #120D2A #271B59 #3C2988 #5037B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.14

#271B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#271B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #271B59

15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##271B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##271B59	1.00	15.14	1.39	15.14
#FFFFFF	15.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#142A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #271b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 27, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.106 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675888',
    500: '#271b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #271b59;
$custom-light: #675888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#271b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.613,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27888,
    "c": 0.10607,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#271B59

secondary

#808F41

accent

#DD4BC1

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #271B59

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

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