#272198#272198

#272198 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.183 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272198
RGB	rgb(39, 33, 152)
HSL	hsl(243, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(243, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 78.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.95, 42.16, -63.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.95, 75.87, 303.76°)
OKLab	oklab(35.41% 0.0127 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(35.41% 0.183 274)
XYZ	xyz(7.0462, 3.7853, 30.0590)
Luminance	0.0379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272198 #929821

analogous

#215798 #272198 #632198

triadic

#272198 #982721 #219827

tetradic

#272198 #982157 #929821 #219863

square

#272198 #982157 #929821 #219863

split-complementary

#272198 #986321 #579821

monochromatic

#0D0B33 #1A1666 #272198 #342CCA #5F59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.95

#272198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#272198 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272198

11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272198	1.00	11.95	1.76	11.95
#FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 33, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.183 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#745fb8',
    500: '#272198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272198;
$custom-light: #745fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.025,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35405,
    "c": 0.1829,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.03786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272198

secondary

#BABF56

accent

#E740DF

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272198

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

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