#271C59#271C59

#271C59 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.105 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#271C59
RGB	rgb(39, 28, 89)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.40, 23.63, -35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.40, 42.32, 303.95°)
OKLab	oklab(28.07% 0.0284 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(28.07% 0.105 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.0546, 1.9830, 9.6711)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#271C59 #4E591C

analogous

#1C2F59 #271C59 #451C59

triadic

#271C59 #59271C #1C5927

tetradic

#271C59 #591C2F #4E591C #1C5945

square

#271C59 #591C2F #4E591C #1C5945

split-complementary

#271C59 #59451C #2F591C

monochromatic

#0A0717 #130D2A #271C59 #3B2B88 #5039B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.04

#271C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#271C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #271C59

15.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##271C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##271C59	1.00	15.04	1.40	15.04
#FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#132B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #271c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 28, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.105 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675988',
    500: '#271c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #271c59;
$custom-light: #675988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#271c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.82,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28068,
    "c": 0.10461,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#271C59

secondary

#818F42

accent

#DC4CC2

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #271C59

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

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