#272699#272699

#272699 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.179 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272699
RGB	rgb(39, 38, 153)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 75.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.05, 39.67, -61.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.05, 73.49, 302.67°)
OKLab	oklab(36.22% 0.0101 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(36.22% 0.179 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2777, 4.1167, 30.5419)
Luminance	0.0412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272699 #989926

analogous

#265E99 #272699 #612699

triadic

#272699 #992726 #269927

tetradic

#272699 #99265E #989926 #269961

square

#272699 #99265E #989926 #269961

split-complementary

#272699 #996126 #5E9926

monochromatic

#0E0E37 #1B1A68 #272699 #3332CA #6362D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.52

#272699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#272699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272699

11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272699	1.00	11.52	1.82	11.52
#FFFFFF	11.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 38, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.179 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7462b8',
    500: '#272699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272699;
$custom-light: #7462b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.522,
    "s": 60.209,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36218,
    "c": 0.17928,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272699

secondary

#BCBD5E

accent

#E344E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #272699

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

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