#272997#272997

#272997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.174 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272997
RGB	rgb(39, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(239, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(239, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.48, 37.20, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.48, 70.53, 301.83°)
OKLab	oklab(36.46% 0.0089 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(36.46% 0.174 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.2137, 4.2508, 29.7125)
Luminance	0.0425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272997 #979527

analogous

#276197 #272997 #5D2797

triadic

#272997 #972729 #299727

tetradic

#272997 #972761 #979527 #27975D

square

#272997 #972761 #979527 #27975D

split-complementary

#272997 #975D27 #619727

monochromatic

#0E0F36 #1A1C66 #272997 #3436C8 #6264D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.35

#272997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#272997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272997

11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272997	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)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.174 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7364b7',
    500: '#272997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272997;
$custom-light: #7364b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.929,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36462,
    "c": 0.17359,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272997

secondary

#BCBA5E

accent

#DF46E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272997

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

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