#272136#272136

#272136 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.039 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272136
RGB	rgb(39, 33, 54)
HSL	hsl(257, 24%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(257, 39%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.32, 8.41, -12.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.32, 15.20, 303.61°)
OKLab	oklab(26.47% 0.0177 -0.0351)
OKLCH	oklch(26.47% 0.039 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.0463, 1.7854, 3.7261)
Luminance	0.0179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272136 #303621

analogous

#212636 #272136 #322136

triadic

#272136 #362721 #213627

tetradic

#272136 #362126 #303621 #213632

square

#272136 #362126 #303621 #213632

split-complementary

#272136 #363221 #263621

monochromatic

#0E0C13 #0E0C13 #272136 #42385C #5E4F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.48

#272136 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#272136 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272136

15.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272136	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272136	1.00	15.48	1.36	15.48
#FFFFFF	15.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D2435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242429

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272136;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 33, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.039 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#615c6d',
    500: '#272136',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272136;
$custom-light: #615c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272136",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 24.138,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26465,
    "c": 0.03927,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272136

secondary

#60694A

accent

#C167A7

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAE9EB

border

#C6C5C6

text

#050407

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #272136

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

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