#272496#272496

#272496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.178 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272496
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(242, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.32, 39.81, -61.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.32, 73.04, 303.03°)
OKLab	oklab(35.6% 0.0117 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(35.6% 0.178 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.9708, 3.8944, 29.2326)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272496 #939624

analogous

#245A96 #272496 #602496

triadic

#272496 #962724 #249627

tetradic

#272496 #96245A #939624 #249660

square

#272496 #96245A #939624 #249660

split-complementary

#272496 #966024 #5A9624

monochromatic

#0D0C33 #1A1865 #272496 #3430C7 #605CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#272496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#272496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272496

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272496	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.178 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7460b6',
    500: '#272496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272496;
$custom-light: #7460b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.579,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35601,
    "c": 0.17752,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272496

secondary

#BABD59

accent

#E443E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272496

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

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