#272159#272159

#272159 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.097 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272159
RGB	rgb(39, 33, 89)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.70, 20.22, -32.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.70, 38.69, 301.51°)
OKLab	oklab(29.02% 0.0225 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(29.02% 0.097 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.1832, 2.2401, 9.7139)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272159 #535921

analogous

#213759 #272159 #432159

triadic

#272159 #592721 #215927

tetradic

#272159 #592137 #535921 #215943

square

#272159 #592137 #535921 #215943

split-complementary

#272159 #594321 #375921

monochromatic

#0A0816 #13102C #272159 #3B3286 #4E42B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.50

#272159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#272159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272159

14.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272159	1.00	14.50	1.45	14.50
#FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#132E39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 33, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.097 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665c88',
    500: '#272159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272159;
$custom-light: #665c88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29022,
    "c": 0.09708,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272159

secondary

#868D49

accent

#D652C7

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #272159

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

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