#272494#272494

#272494 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.175 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272494
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 148)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.10, 39.13, -60.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.10, 71.93, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(35.38% 0.0121 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(35.38% 0.175 274)
XYZ	xyz(6.8111, 3.8305, 28.3916)
Luminance	0.0383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272494 #919424

analogous

#245994 #272494 #5F2494

triadic

#272494 #942724 #249427

tetradic

#272494 #942459 #919424 #24945F

square

#272494 #942459 #919424 #24945F

split-complementary

#272494 #945F24 #599424

monochromatic

#0D0C32 #1A1863 #272494 #3430C5 #5F5BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.89

#272494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#272494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272494

11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272494	1.00	11.89	1.77	11.89
#FFFFFF	11.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003292

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.175 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7360b5',
    500: '#272494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272494;
$custom-light: #7360b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.607,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35384,
    "c": 0.175,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.03831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272494

secondary

#B9BC58

accent

#E444E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272494

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

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