#272299#272299

#272299 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.183 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272299
RGB	rgb(39, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(243, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(243, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.25, 41.94, -63.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.25, 75.84, 303.58°)
OKLab	oklab(35.65% 0.012 -0.1828)
OKLCH	oklch(35.65% 0.183 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.1566, 3.8746, 30.5015)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272299 #949922

analogous

#225999 #272299 #632299

triadic

#272299 #992722 #229927

tetradic

#272299 #992259 #949922 #229963

square

#272299 #992259 #949922 #229963

split-complementary

#272299 #996322 #599922

monochromatic

#0D0C35 #1A1767 #272299 #342DCB #605BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.83

#272299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#272299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272299

11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272299	1.00	11.83	1.78	11.83
#FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.183 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#755fb8',
    500: '#272299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272299;
$custom-light: #755fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.521,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35651,
    "c": 0.18319,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272299

secondary

#BBBF58

accent

#E741E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #272299

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

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