#272492#272492

#272492 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.172 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272492
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 146)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.89, 38.45, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.89, 70.82, 302.88°)
OKLab	oklab(35.17% 0.0125 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(35.17% 0.172 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6542, 3.7678, 27.5651)
Luminance	0.0377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272492 #8F9224

analogous

#245892 #272492 #5E2492

triadic

#272492 #922724 #249227

tetradic

#272492 #922458 #8F9224 #24925E

square

#272492 #922458 #8F9224 #24925E

split-complementary

#272492 #925E24 #589224

monochromatic

#0D0C30 #1A1861 #272492 #3430C3 #5D5AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.98

#272492 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#272492 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272492

11.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272492	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272492	1.00	11.98	1.75	11.98
#FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003190

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272492;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.172 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7360b3',
    500: '#272492',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272492;
$custom-light: #7360b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272492",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.636,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35167,
    "c": 0.17246,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272492

secondary

#B8BB57

accent

#E444DF

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272492

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

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