#271C44#271C44

#271C44 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.072 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#271C44
RGB	rgb(39, 28, 68)
HSL	hsl(257, 42%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(257, 59%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 58.8%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.70, 16.48, -23.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.70, 28.68, 305.08°)
OKLab	oklab(26.29% 0.0289 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(26.29% 0.072 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.2951, 1.6791, 5.6709)
Luminance	0.0168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.32

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#271C44 #39441C

analogous

#1C2544 #271C44 #3B1C44

triadic

#271C44 #44271C #1C4427

tetradic

#271C44 #441C25 #39441C #1C443B

square

#271C44 #441C25 #39441C #1C443B

split-complementary

#271C44 #443B1C #25441C

monochromatic

#0C0916 #0E0A19 #271C44 #402E6F #59409B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.72

#271C44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#271C44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #271C44

15.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##271C44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##271C44	1.00	15.72	1.34	15.72
#FFFFFF	15.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B2345

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E2243

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20242C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #271c44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 28, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.072 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635878',
    500: '#271c44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #271c44;
$custom-light: #635878;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#271c44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.5,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26286,
    "c": 0.07249,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#271C44

secondary

#6A7943

accent

#D156B0

background

#F6F5F7

surface

#EBE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#050309

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #271C44

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

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