#271B5D#271B5D

#271B5D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.112 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#271B5D
RGB	rgb(39, 27, 93)
HSL	hsl(251, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 71%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.52, 25.67, -37.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.52, 45.52, 304.33°)
OKLab	oklab(28.27% 0.029 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(28.27% 0.112 285)
XYZ	xyz(3.2038, 2.0053, 10.5721)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#271B5D #515D1B

analogous

#1B305D #271B5D #481B5D

triadic

#271B5D #5D271B #1B5D27

tetradic

#271B5D #5D1B30 #515D1B #1B5D48

square

#271B5D #5D1B30 #515D1B #1B5D48

split-complementary

#271B5D #5D481B #305D1B

monochromatic

#0A0718 #130D2E #271B5D #3B298C #4F37BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.99

#271B5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#271B5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #271B5D

14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##271B5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##271B5D	1.00	14.99	1.40	14.99
#FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00295F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#102C39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #271b5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 27, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.112 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68588c',
    500: '#271b5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #271b5d;
$custom-light: #68588c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#271b5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28266,
    "c": 0.11181,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.02006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#271B5D

secondary

#849341

accent

#DE49C3

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #271B5D

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

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