#272599#272599

#272599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.180 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272599
RGB	rgb(39, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(241, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.85, 40.25, -62.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.85, 74.09, 302.91°)
OKLab	oklab(36.07% 0.0106 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(36.07% 0.18 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.2461, 4.0536, 30.5314)
Luminance	0.0405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272599 #979925

analogous

#255D99 #272599 #612599

triadic

#272599 #992725 #259927

tetradic

#272599 #99255D #979925 #259961

square

#272599 #99255D #979925 #259961

split-complementary

#272599 #996125 #5D9925

monochromatic

#0E0D36 #1A1968 #272599 #3431CA #6260D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.60

#272599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#272599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272599

11.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272599	1.00	11.60	1.81	11.60
#FFFFFF	11.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.180 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b8',
    500: '#272599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272599;
$custom-light: #7461b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.034,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36072,
    "c": 0.18028,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272599

secondary

#BCBE5C

accent

#E444E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #272599

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

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