#27238B#27238B

#27238B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.165 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#27238B
RGB	rgb(39, 35, 139)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 74.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.93, 36.64, -56.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.93, 67.51, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(34.27% 0.0144 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(34.27% 0.165 275)
XYZ	xyz(6.0964, 3.4969, 24.7748)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#27238B #878B23

analogous

#23538B #27238B #5B238B

triadic

#27238B #8B2723 #238B27

tetradic

#27238B #8B2353 #878B23 #238B5B

square

#27238B #8B2353 #878B23 #238B5B

split-complementary

#27238B #8B5B23 #538B23

monochromatic

#0C0A29 #19175A #27238B #352FBC #5954D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#27238B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#27238B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #27238B

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##27238B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##27238B	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00398E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004155

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #27238b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 35, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.165 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#715fae',
    500: '#27238b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #27238b;
$custom-light: #715fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#27238b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.308,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34266,
    "c": 0.16455,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.03497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#27238B

secondary

#B4B852

accent

#E345DD

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F4

border

#C8C5CE

text

#090510

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #27238B

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

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