#272BAF#272BAF

#272BAF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.202 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272BAF
RGB	rgb(39, 43, 175)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 75.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.44, 44.26, -69.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.44, 82.48, 302.45°)
OKLab	oklab(39.33% 0.004 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(39.33% 0.202 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4358, 5.2532, 41.0658)
Luminance	0.0525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272BAF #AFAB27

analogous

#276FAF #272BAF #6727AF

triadic

#272BAF #AF272B #2BAF27

tetradic

#272BAF #AF276F #AFAB27 #27AF67

square

#272BAF #AF276F #AFAB27 #27AF67

split-complementary

#272BAF #AF6727 #6FAF27

monochromatic

#11124B #1C1F7D #272BAF #3F43D4 #7174DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.24

#272BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#272BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272BAF

10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272BAF	1.00	10.24	2.05	10.24
#FFFFFF	10.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 43, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.202 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7966c8',
    500: '#272baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272baf;
$custom-light: #7966c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.235,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39327,
    "c": 0.20156,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272BAF

secondary

#C6C46B

accent

#E241E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272BAF

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

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