#272399#272399

#272399 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.182 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272399
RGB	rgb(39, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(242, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(242, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 77.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.45, 41.39, -62.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.45, 75.27, 303.36°)
OKLab	oklab(35.79% 0.0116 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(35.79% 0.182 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.1856, 3.9326, 30.5112)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272399 #959923

analogous

#235A99 #272399 #622399

triadic

#272399 #992723 #239927

tetradic

#272399 #99235A #959923 #239962

square

#272399 #99235A #959923 #239962

split-complementary

#272399 #996223 #5A9923

monochromatic

#0E0C35 #1A1867 #272399 #342ECB #615DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.75

#272399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#272399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272399

11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272399	1.00	11.75	1.79	11.75
#FFFFFF	11.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.182 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7460b8',
    500: '#272399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272399;
$custom-light: #7460b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.034,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35789,
    "c": 0.18224,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272399

secondary

#BBBE59

accent

#E642E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #272399

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →