#272489#272489

#272489 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.161 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272489
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 137)
HSL	hsl(242, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(242, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.94, 35.35, -55.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.94, 65.75, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(34.21% 0.0142 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(34.21% 0.161 275)
XYZ	xyz(5.9814, 3.4987, 24.0221)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272489 #868924

analogous

#245489 #272489 #5A2489

triadic

#272489 #892724 #248927

tetradic

#272489 #892454 #868924 #24895A

square

#272489 #892454 #868924 #24895A

split-complementary

#272489 #895A24 #548924

monochromatic

#0B0B28 #191759 #272489 #3531B9 #5955D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#272489 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#272489 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272489

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272489	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272489	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00398C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272489;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.161 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7060ac',
    500: '#272489',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272489;
$custom-light: #7060ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272489",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.782,
    "s": 58.382,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34207,
    "c": 0.16087,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.03499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272489

secondary

#B4B752

accent

#E246DD

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F4

border

#C8C5CE

text

#090510

muted

#7B797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #272489

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

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