#272899#272899

#272899 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.177 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272899
RGB	rgb(39, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(239, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(239, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.48, 38.49, -61.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.48, 72.27, 302.18°)
OKLab	oklab(36.52% 0.0091 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(36.52% 0.177 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.3433, 4.2481, 30.5638)
Luminance	0.0425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272899 #999827

analogous

#276199 #272899 #5F2799

triadic

#272899 #992728 #289927

tetradic

#272899 #992761 #999827 #27995F

square

#272899 #992761 #999827 #27995F

split-complementary

#272899 #995F27 #619927

monochromatic

#0E0E37 #1B1B68 #272899 #3335CA #6364D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.35

#272899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#272899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272899

11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272899	1.00	11.35	1.85	11.35
#FFFFFF	11.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.177 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7463b8',
    500: '#272899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272899;
$custom-light: #7463b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.474,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36518,
    "c": 0.1772,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272899

secondary

#BDBC5F

accent

#E145E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #272899

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

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