#272591#272591

#272591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.170 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272591
RGB	rgb(39, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(241, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.99, 37.52, -58.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.99, 69.65, 302.59°)
OKLab	oklab(35.21% 0.0121 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(35.21% 0.17 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6074, 3.7982, 27.1675)
Luminance	0.0380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272591 #8F9125

analogous

#255991 #272591 #5D2591

triadic

#272591 #912725 #259127

tetradic

#272591 #912559 #8F9125 #25915D

square

#272591 #912559 #8F9125 #25915D

split-complementary

#272591 #915D25 #599125

monochromatic

#0D0C2F #1A1960 #272591 #3431C2 #5D5BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.93

#272591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#272591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272591

11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272591	1.00	11.93	1.76	11.93
#FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00328F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004459

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.170 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7261b2',
    500: '#272591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272591;
$custom-light: #7261b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.111,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3521,
    "c": 0.17014,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272591

secondary

#B8BA58

accent

#E345E0

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272591

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

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