#272696#272696

#272696 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.175 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272696
RGB	rgb(39, 38, 150)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 74.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.73, 38.65, -60.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.73, 71.83, 302.55°)
OKLab	oklab(35.89% 0.0107 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(35.89% 0.175 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0330, 4.0189, 29.2533)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272696 #959626

analogous

#265D96 #272696 #5F2696

triadic

#272696 #962726 #269627

tetradic

#272696 #96265D #959626 #26965F

square

#272696 #96265D #959626 #26965F

split-complementary

#272696 #965F26 #5D9626

monochromatic

#0E0D34 #1A1A65 #272696 #3432C7 #6160D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#272696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#272696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272696

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272696	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)

#003E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 38, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.175 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b6',
    500: '#272696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272696;
$custom-light: #7362b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.536,
    "s": 59.574,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35895,
    "c": 0.17547,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272696

secondary

#BBBC5C

accent

#E345E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272696

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

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