#272799#272799

#272799 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.178 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272799
RGB	rgb(39, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(240, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.26, 39.09, -61.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.26, 72.89, 302.43°)
OKLab	oklab(36.37% 0.0096 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(36.37% 0.178 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3101, 4.1815, 30.5527)
Luminance	0.0418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272799 #999927

analogous

#276099 #272799 #602799

triadic

#272799 #992727 #279927

tetradic

#272799 #992760 #999927 #279960

square

#272799 #992760 #999927 #279960

split-complementary

#272799 #996027 #609927

monochromatic

#0E0E37 #1B1B68 #272799 #3333CA #6363D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.44

#272799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#272799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272799

11.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272799	1.00	11.44	1.84	11.44
#FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.178 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7462b8',
    500: '#272799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272799;
$custom-light: #7462b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36367,
    "c": 0.17825,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272799

secondary

#BDBD5F

accent

#E345E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #272799

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

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