#272597#272597

#272597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.178 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272597
RGB	rgb(39, 37, 151)
HSL	hsl(241, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 75.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.63, 39.57, -61.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.63, 72.99, 302.83°)
OKLab	oklab(35.85% 0.011 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(35.85% 0.178 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0823, 3.9881, 29.6687)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272597 #959725

analogous

#255C97 #272597 #602597

triadic

#272597 #972725 #259727

tetradic

#272597 #97255C #959725 #259760

square

#272597 #97255C #959725 #259760

split-complementary

#272597 #976025 #5C9725

monochromatic

#0E0D35 #1A1966 #272597 #3431C8 #615FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#272597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#272597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272597

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272597	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)

#003E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 37, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.178 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b7',
    500: '#272597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272597;
$custom-light: #7461b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.053,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35855,
    "c": 0.17777,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272597

secondary

#BBBD5B

accent

#E444E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272597

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

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