#272AAF#272AAF

#272AAF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.203 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272AAF
RGB	rgb(39, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(239, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(239, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.25, 44.82, -69.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.25, 83.06, 302.66°)
OKLab	oklab(39.19% 0.0044 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(39.19% 0.203 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3999, 5.1814, 41.0538)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272AAF #AFAC27

analogous

#276EAF #272AAF #6827AF

triadic

#272AAF #AF272A #2AAF27

tetradic

#272AAF #AF276E #AFAC27 #27AF68

square

#272AAF #AF276E #AFAC27 #27AF68

split-complementary

#272AAF #AF6827 #6EAF27

monochromatic

#11124B #1C1E7D #272AAF #3F42D4 #7173DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.31

#272AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#272AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272AAF

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272AAF	1.00	10.31	2.04	10.31
#FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.203 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7965c8',
    500: '#272aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272aaf;
$custom-light: #7965c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.676,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39186,
    "c": 0.20251,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272AAF

secondary

#C6C46B

accent

#E341E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272AAF

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

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