#272598#272598

#272598 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.179 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272598
RGB	rgb(39, 37, 152)
HSL	hsl(241, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 39.91, -61.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 73.54, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(35.96% 0.0108 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(35.96% 0.179 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.1639, 4.0207, 30.0982)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272598 #969825

analogous

#255D98 #272598 #602598

triadic

#272598 #982725 #259827

tetradic

#272598 #98255D #969825 #259860

square

#272598 #98255D #969825 #259860

split-complementary

#272598 #986025 #5D9825

monochromatic

#0E0D36 #1A1967 #272598 #3431C9 #615FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#272598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#272598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272598

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272598	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 37, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.179 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b8',
    500: '#272598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272598;
$custom-light: #7461b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.043,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35963,
    "c": 0.17903,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272598

secondary

#BCBD5C

accent

#E444E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272598

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

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