#272A97#272A97

#272A97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.172 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272A97
RGB	rgb(39, 42, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.71, 36.58, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.71, 69.90, 301.56°)
OKLab	oklab(36.62% 0.0083 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(36.62% 0.173 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2487, 4.3209, 29.7242)
Luminance	0.0432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#272A97 #979427

analogous

#276297 #272A97 #5C2797

triadic

#272A97 #97272A #2A9727

tetradic

#272A97 #972762 #979427 #27975C

square

#272A97 #972762 #979427 #27975C

split-complementary

#272A97 #975C27 #629727

monochromatic

#0E0F36 #1A1C66 #272A97 #3438C8 #6265D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.26

#272A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#272A97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272A97

11.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272A97	1.00	11.26	1.86	11.26
#FFFFFF	11.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 42, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.172 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7364b7',
    500: '#272a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272a97;
$custom-light: #7364b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.393,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3662,
    "c": 0.1725,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272A97

secondary

#BCB95E

accent

#DE46E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272A97

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

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