#272396#272396

#272396 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.179 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272396
RGB	rgb(39, 35, 150)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 76.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.12, 40.38, -61.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.12, 73.63, 303.26°)
OKLab	oklab(35.46% 0.0122 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(35.46% 0.179 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.9409, 3.8347, 29.2226)
Luminance	0.0384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272396 #929623

analogous

#235996 #272396 #612396

triadic

#272396 #962723 #239627

tetradic

#272396 #962359 #929623 #239661

square

#272396 #962359 #929623 #239661

split-complementary

#272396 #966123 #599623

monochromatic

#0D0C33 #1A1764 #272396 #342FC8 #5F5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.88

#272396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#272396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272396

11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272396	1.00	11.88	1.77	11.88
#FFFFFF	11.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 35, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.179 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7460b6',
    500: '#272396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272396;
$custom-light: #7460b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.087,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35458,
    "c": 0.17851,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272396

secondary

#BABD58

accent

#E543E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272396

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

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