#272196#272196

#272196 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.180 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272196
RGB	rgb(39, 33, 150)
HSL	hsl(243, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(243, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 78%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.72, 41.50, -62.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.72, 74.78, 303.71°)
OKLab	oklab(35.18% 0.0131 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(35.18% 0.18 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.8837, 3.7204, 29.2036)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272196 #909621

analogous

#215596 #272196 #612196

triadic

#272196 #962721 #219627

tetradic

#272196 #962155 #909621 #219661

square

#272196 #962155 #909621 #219661

split-complementary

#272196 #966121 #559621

monochromatic

#0D0B32 #1A1664 #272196 #342CC8 #5E57DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.04

#272196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#272196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272196

12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272196	1.00	12.04	1.74	12.04
#FFFFFF	12.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 33, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.180 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#745fb6',
    500: '#272196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272196;
$custom-light: #745fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.077,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35181,
    "c": 0.18044,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272196

secondary

#B9BE55

accent

#E741DE

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272196

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

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