#272BB0#272BB0

#272BB0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.203 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272BB0
RGB	rgb(39, 43, 176)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 75.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.55, 44.59, -70.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.55, 83.01, 302.49°)
OKLab	oklab(39.44% 0.0038 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(39.44% 0.203 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.5344, 5.2926, 41.5850)
Luminance	0.0529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272BB0 #B0AC27

analogous

#2770B0 #272BB0 #6727B0

triadic

#272BB0 #B0272B #2BB027

tetradic

#272BB0 #B02770 #B0AC27 #27B067

square

#272BB0 #B02770 #B0AC27 #27B067

split-complementary

#272BB0 #B06727 #70B027

monochromatic

#11134C #1C1F7E #272BB0 #4044D5 #7275E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.20

#272BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#272BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272BB0

10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272BB0	1.00	10.20	2.06	10.20
#FFFFFF	10.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 43, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.203 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7966c9',
    500: '#272bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272bb0;
$custom-light: #7966c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.248,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39436,
    "c": 0.20278,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272BB0

secondary

#C7C46C

accent

#E241E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272BB0

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

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