#272AB0#272AB0

#272AB0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.204 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272AB0
RGB	rgb(39, 42, 176)
HSL	hsl(239, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(239, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.35, 45.15, -70.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.35, 83.59, 302.70°)
OKLab	oklab(39.3% 0.0042 -0.2037)
OKLCH	oklch(39.3% 0.204 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4985, 5.2208, 41.5730)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272AB0 #B0AD27

analogous

#276FB0 #272AB0 #6927B0

triadic

#272AB0 #B0272A #2AB027

tetradic

#272AB0 #B0276F #B0AD27 #27B069

square

#272AB0 #B0276F #B0AD27 #27B069

split-complementary

#272AB0 #B06927 #6FB027

monochromatic

#11124C #1C1E7E #272AB0 #4043D5 #7274E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.27

#272AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#272AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272AB0

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272AB0	1.00	10.27	2.04	10.27
#FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 42, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.204 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a65c9',
    500: '#272ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272ab0;
$custom-light: #7a65c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.686,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39296,
    "c": 0.20372,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272AB0

secondary

#C7C56C

accent

#E341E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272AB0

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

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