#272595#272595

#272595 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.175 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272595
RGB	rgb(39, 37, 149)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(241, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 75.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.42, 38.89, -60.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.42, 71.88, 302.75°)
OKLab	oklab(35.64% 0.0114 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(35.64% 0.175 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9213, 3.9237, 28.8205)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272595 #939525

analogous

#255B95 #272595 #5F2595

triadic

#272595 #952725 #259527

tetradic

#272595 #95255B #939525 #25955F

square

#272595 #95255B #939525 #25955F

split-complementary

#272595 #955F25 #5B9525

monochromatic

#0D0D33 #1A1964 #272595 #3431C6 #605ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#272595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#272595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272595

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272595	1.00	11.77	1.78	11.77
#FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003293

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 37, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.175 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7361b5',
    500: '#272595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272595;
$custom-light: #7361b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.071,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35639,
    "c": 0.17524,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272595

secondary

#BABC5A

accent

#E344E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272595

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

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