#272498#272498

#272498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.180 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272498
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(242, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.54, 40.49, -62.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.54, 74.13, 303.10°)
OKLab	oklab(35.82% 0.0113 -0.1797)
OKLCH	oklch(35.82% 0.18 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.1332, 3.9594, 30.0880)
Luminance	0.0396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272498 #959824

analogous

#245B98 #272498 #612498

triadic

#272498 #982724 #249827

tetradic

#272498 #98245B #959824 #249861

square

#272498 #98245B #959824 #249861

split-complementary

#272498 #986124 #5B9824

monochromatic

#0E0D35 #1A1867 #272498 #3430C9 #615ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.72

#272498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#272498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272498

11.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272498	1.00	11.72	1.79	11.72
#FFFFFF	11.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.180 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b8',
    500: '#272498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272498;
$custom-light: #7461b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.552,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35819,
    "c": 0.18002,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272498

secondary

#BBBE5A

accent

#E543E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272498

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

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