#272491#272491

#272491 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.171 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272491
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.78, 38.11, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.78, 70.26, 302.85°)
OKLab	oklab(35.06% 0.0127 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(35.06% 0.171 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.5767, 3.7368, 27.1572)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272491 #8E9124

analogous

#245891 #272491 #5D2491

triadic

#272491 #912724 #249127

tetradic

#272491 #912458 #8E9124 #24915D

square

#272491 #912458 #8E9124 #24915D

split-complementary

#272491 #915D24 #589124

monochromatic

#0D0C2F #1A1860 #272491 #3430C2 #5D59D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#272491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#272491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272491

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272491	1.00	12.02	1.75	12.02
#FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00318F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.171 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7260b2',
    500: '#272491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272491;
$custom-light: #7260b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.651,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35059,
    "c": 0.17119,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272491

secondary

#B8BA56

accent

#E344DF

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272491

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

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