#272698#272698

#272698 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.178 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272698
RGB	rgb(39, 38, 152)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 75%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.95, 39.33, -61.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.95, 72.94, 302.63°)
OKLab	oklab(36.11% 0.0103 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(36.11% 0.178 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.1954, 4.0838, 30.1087)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272698 #979826

analogous

#265E98 #272698 #602698

triadic

#272698 #982726 #269827

tetradic

#272698 #98265E #979826 #269860

square

#272698 #98265E #979826 #269860

split-complementary

#272698 #986026 #5E9826

monochromatic

#0E0E36 #1A1A67 #272698 #3432C9 #6261D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#272698 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#272698 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272698

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272698	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272698	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272698;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 38, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.178 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7462b7',
    500: '#272698',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272698;
$custom-light: #7462b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272698",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.526,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3611,
    "c": 0.17801,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272698

secondary

#BCBD5D

accent

#E345E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272698

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

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