#271C56#271C56

#271C56 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.100 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#271C56
RGB	rgb(39, 28, 86)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.13, 22.60, -33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.13, 40.41, 303.99°)
OKLab	oklab(27.79% 0.0287 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(27.79% 0.1 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.9312, 1.9336, 9.0211)
Luminance	0.0193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#271C56 #4B561C

analogous

#1C2E56 #271C56 #441C56

triadic

#271C56 #56271C #1C5627

tetradic

#271C56 #561C2E #4B561C #1C5644

square

#271C56 #561C2E #4B561C #1C5644

split-complementary

#271C56 #56441C #2E561C

monochromatic

#0A0817 #120D28 #271C56 #3C2B84 #513AB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.14

#271C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#271C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #271C56

15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##271C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##271C56	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)

#002758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#162A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #271c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 28, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.100 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665886',
    500: '#271c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #271c56;
$custom-light: #665886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#271c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.379,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27794,
    "c": 0.10019,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#271C56

secondary

#7E8C42

accent

#DA4DC0

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #271C56

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

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