#272197#272197

#272197 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.182 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272197
RGB	rgb(39, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(243, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(243, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.84, 41.83, -62.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.84, 75.33, 303.73°)
OKLab	oklab(35.29% 0.0129 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(35.29% 0.182 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9646, 3.7527, 29.6295)
Luminance	0.0375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272197 #919721

analogous

#215697 #272197 #622197

triadic

#272197 #972721 #219727

tetradic

#272197 #972156 #919721 #219762

square

#272197 #972156 #919721 #219762

split-complementary

#272197 #976221 #569721

monochromatic

#0D0B33 #1A1665 #272197 #342CC9 #5F58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.00

#272197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#272197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272197

12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272197	1.00	12.00	1.75	12.00
#FFFFFF	12.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.182 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#745fb7',
    500: '#272197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272197;
$custom-light: #745fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.051,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35293,
    "c": 0.18167,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272197

secondary

#B9BE55

accent

#E741DF

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272197

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

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