#272499#272499

#272499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.181 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272499
RGB	rgb(39, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(242, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.65, 40.82, -62.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.65, 74.68, 303.14°)
OKLab	oklab(35.93% 0.0111 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(35.93% 0.181 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2154, 3.9923, 30.5211)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272499 #969924

analogous

#245C99 #272499 #612499

triadic

#272499 #992724 #249927

tetradic

#272499 #99245C #969924 #249961

square

#272499 #99245C #969924 #249961

split-complementary

#272499 #996124 #5C9924

monochromatic

#0E0D36 #1A1867 #272499 #3430CB #615ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#272499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#272499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272499

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272499	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.181 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b8',
    500: '#272499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272499;
$custom-light: #7461b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.538,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35929,
    "c": 0.18127,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272499

secondary

#BCBE5B

accent

#E543E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #272499

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

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