#272495#272495

#272495 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.176 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272495
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.21, 39.47, -60.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.21, 72.48, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(35.49% 0.0119 -0.1759)
OKLCH	oklch(35.49% 0.176 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8906, 3.8623, 28.8103)
Luminance	0.0386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272495 #929524

analogous

#245A95 #272495 #602495

triadic

#272495 #952724 #249527

tetradic

#272495 #95245A #929524 #249560

square

#272495 #95245A #929524 #249560

split-complementary

#272495 #956024 #5A9524

monochromatic

#0D0C32 #1A1864 #272495 #3430C6 #5F5CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.85

#272495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#272495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272495

11.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272495	1.00	11.85	1.77	11.85
#FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003293

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.176 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7360b5',
    500: '#272495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272495;
$custom-light: #7360b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.593,
    "s": 61.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35492,
    "c": 0.17626,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272495

secondary

#BABC59

accent

#E444E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272495

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

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