#272879#272879

#272879 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.134 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272879
RGB	rgb(39, 40, 121)
HSL	hsl(239, 51%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(239, 68%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 66.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.32, 27.07, -46.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.32, 53.68, 300.28°)
OKLab	oklab(33.28% 0.0134 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(33.28% 0.134 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.0456, 3.3290, 18.4621)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272879 #797827

analogous

#275179 #272879 #4F2779

triadic

#272879 #792728 #287927

tetradic

#272879 #792751 #797827 #27794F

square

#272879 #792751 #797827 #27794F

split-complementary

#272879 #794F27 #517927

monochromatic

#09091C #18194B #272879 #3637A7 #5354C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.61

#272879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#272879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272879

12.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272879	1.00	12.61	1.67	12.61
#FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00377C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003077

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 40, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.134 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c62a0',
    500: '#272879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272879;
$custom-light: #6c62a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.268,
    "s": 51.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3328,
    "c": 0.13436,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272879

secondary

#ABAA51

accent

#D94DDB

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECEAF3

border

#C7C6CD

text

#08050F

muted

#7A797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #272879

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

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