#272A99#272A99

#272A99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.175 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272A99
RGB	rgb(39, 42, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(238, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.91, 37.29, -60.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.91, 71.03, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(36.83% 0.008 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(36.83% 0.175 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.4125, 4.3864, 30.5868)
Luminance	0.0439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272A99 #999627

analogous

#276399 #272A99 #5D2799

triadic

#272A99 #99272A #2A9927

tetradic

#272A99 #992763 #999627 #27995D

square

#272A99 #992763 #999627 #27995D

split-complementary

#272A99 #995D27 #639927

monochromatic

#0E0F37 #1B1D68 #272A99 #3337CA #6366D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.19

#272A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#272A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272A99

11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272A99	1.00	11.19	1.88	11.19
#FFFFFF	11.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 42, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.175 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7464b8',
    500: '#272a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272a99;
$custom-light: #7464b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.421,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36829,
    "c": 0.17507,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272A99

secondary

#BDBA5F

accent

#DE45E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272A99

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

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