#272291#272291

#272291 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.173 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272291
RGB	rgb(39, 34, 145)
HSL	hsl(243, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(243, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 76.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.37, 39.27, -59.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.37, 71.46, 303.33°)
OKLab	oklab(34.77% 0.0137 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(34.77% 0.173 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.5179, 3.6191, 27.1376)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272291 #8C9122

analogous

#225491 #272291 #5F2291

triadic

#272291 #912722 #229127

tetradic

#272291 #912254 #8C9122 #22915F

square

#272291 #912254 #8C9122 #22915F

split-complementary

#272291 #915F22 #549122

monochromatic

#0C0B2E #1A165F #272291 #342EC3 #5C56D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.18

#272291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#272291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272291

12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272291	1.00	12.18	1.72	12.18
#FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.18	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: #272291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 34, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.173 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735fb2',
    500: '#272291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272291;
$custom-light: #735fb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.703,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34768,
    "c": 0.17322,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272291

secondary

#B7BB53

accent

#E543DE

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272291

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

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