#272791#272791

#272791 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.168 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272791
RGB	rgb(39, 39, 145)
HSL	hsl(240, 58%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(240, 73%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.43, 36.31, -57.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.43, 68.40, 302.07°)
OKLab	oklab(35.52% 0.011 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(35.52% 0.168 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.6714, 3.9260, 27.1888)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272791 #919127

analogous

#275C91 #272791 #5C2791

triadic

#272791 #912727 #279127

tetradic

#272791 #91275C #919127 #27915C

square

#272791 #91275C #919127 #27915C

split-complementary

#272791 #915C27 #5C9127

monochromatic

#0D0D31 #1A1A61 #272791 #3434C1 #5F5FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.76

#272791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#272791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272791

11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272791	1.00	11.76	1.79	11.76
#FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00338F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 39, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.168 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7262b2',
    500: '#272791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272791;
$custom-light: #7262b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 57.609,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35518,
    "c": 0.168,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272791

secondary

#B9B95B

accent

#E147E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272791

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

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