#272796#272796

#272796 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.174 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272796
RGB	rgb(39, 39, 150)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 74%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.95, 38.05, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.95, 71.21, 302.30°)
OKLab	oklab(36.05% 0.0101 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(36.05% 0.174 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0654, 4.0837, 29.2641)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272796 #969627

analogous

#275F96 #272796 #5F2796

triadic

#272796 #962727 #279627

tetradic

#272796 #96275F #969627 #27965F

square

#272796 #96275F #969627 #27965F

split-complementary

#272796 #965F27 #5F9627

monochromatic

#0E0E35 #1A1A65 #272796 #3434C7 #6161D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#272796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#272796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272796

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272796	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)

#003E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 39, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.174 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b6',
    500: '#272796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272796;
$custom-light: #7362b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36046,
    "c": 0.17443,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272796

secondary

#BCBC5D

accent

#E246E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272796

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

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