#272798#272798

#272798 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.177 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272798
RGB	rgb(39, 39, 152)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.16, 38.74, -61.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.16, 72.33, 302.39°)
OKLab	oklab(36.26% 0.0098 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(36.26% 0.177 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2278, 4.1486, 30.1195)
Luminance	0.0415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272798 #989827

analogous

#276098 #272798 #602798

triadic

#272798 #982727 #279827

tetradic

#272798 #982760 #989827 #279860

square

#272798 #982760 #989827 #279860

split-complementary

#272798 #986027 #609827

monochromatic

#0E0E37 #1B1B67 #272798 #3333C9 #6363D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.48

#272798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#272798 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272798

11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272798	1.00	11.48	1.83	11.48
#FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 39, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.177 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7462b7',
    500: '#272798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272798;
$custom-light: #7462b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3626,
    "c": 0.17698,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272798

secondary

#BCBC5E

accent

#E245E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272798

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

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