#272191#272191

#272191 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.174 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272191
RGB	rgb(39, 33, 145)
HSL	hsl(243, 63%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(243, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 77.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.17, 39.84, -60.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.17, 72.05, 303.56°)
OKLab	oklab(34.63% 0.0142 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(34.63% 0.174 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4897, 3.5627, 27.1282)
Luminance	0.0356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272191 #8B9121

analogous

#215391 #272191 #5F2191

triadic

#272191 #912721 #219127

tetradic

#272191 #912153 #8B9121 #21915F

square

#272191 #912153 #8B9121 #21915F

split-complementary

#272191 #915F21 #539121

monochromatic

#0C0A2D #1A165F #272191 #342CC3 #5B54D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.26

#272191 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#272191 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272191

12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272191	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272191	1.00	12.26	1.71	12.26
#FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00308F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272191;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 33, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.174 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735eb2',
    500: '#272191',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272191;
$custom-light: #735eb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272191",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.214,
    "s": 62.921,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34626,
    "c": 0.17422,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272191

secondary

#B6BC52

accent

#E642DD

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272191

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

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