#272897#272897

#272897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.175 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272897
RGB	rgb(39, 40, 151)
HSL	hsl(239, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(239, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 73.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.27, 37.80, -60.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.27, 71.15, 302.09°)
OKLab	oklab(36.31% 0.0094 -0.1744)
OKLCH	oklch(36.31% 0.175 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.1795, 4.1826, 29.7011)
Luminance	0.0418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272897 #979627

analogous

#276097 #272897 #5E2797

triadic

#272897 #972728 #289727

tetradic

#272897 #972760 #979627 #27975E

square

#272897 #972760 #979627 #27975E

split-complementary

#272897 #975E27 #609727

monochromatic

#0E0E36 #1A1B66 #272897 #3435C8 #6263D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.43

#272897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#272897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272897

11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272897	1.00	11.43	1.84	11.43
#FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 40, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.175 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7363b7',
    500: '#272897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272897;
$custom-light: #7363b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.464,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36306,
    "c": 0.17466,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272897

secondary

#BCBB5E

accent

#E146E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #272897

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

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