#272797#272797

#272797 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.176 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272797
RGB	rgb(39, 39, 151)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.05, 38.40, -60.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.05, 71.77, 302.34°)
OKLab	oklab(36.15% 0.01 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(36.15% 0.176 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.1463, 4.1160, 29.6900)
Luminance	0.0412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272797 #979727

analogous

#275F97 #272797 #5F2797

triadic

#272797 #972727 #279727

tetradic

#272797 #97275F #979727 #27975F

square

#272797 #97275F #979727 #27975F

split-complementary

#272797 #975F27 #5F9727

monochromatic

#0E0E36 #1A1A66 #272797 #3434C8 #6262D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.52

#272797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#272797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272797

11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272797	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)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 39, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.176 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7462b7',
    500: '#272797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272797;
$custom-light: #7462b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36153,
    "c": 0.17571,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272797

secondary

#BCBC5E

accent

#E246E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272797

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

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