#272AB2#272AB2

#272AB2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.206 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272AB2
RGB	rgb(39, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(239, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(239, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.57, 45.82, -71.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.57, 84.65, 302.77°)
OKLab	oklab(39.52% 0.0038 -0.2061)
OKLCH	oklch(39.52% 0.206 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.6978, 5.3005, 42.6228)
Luminance	0.0530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272AB2 #B2AF27

analogous

#2770B2 #272AB2 #6927B2

triadic

#272AB2 #B2272A #2AB227

tetradic

#272AB2 #B22770 #B2AF27 #27B269

square

#272AB2 #B22770 #B2AF27 #27B269

split-complementary

#272AB2 #B26927 #70B227

monochromatic

#11124E #1C1E80 #272AB2 #4144D5 #7375E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.19

#272AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#272AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272AB2

10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272AB2	1.00	10.19	2.06	10.19
#FFFFFF	10.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.206 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a66ca',
    500: '#272ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272ab2;
$custom-light: #7a66ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.705,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39515,
    "c": 0.20614,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272AB2

secondary

#C8C66D

accent

#E341E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272AB2

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

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