#272BB2#272BB2

#272BB2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.205 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272BB2
RGB	rgb(39, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.77, 45.26, -70.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.77, 84.08, 302.57°)
OKLab	oklab(39.65% 0.0035 -0.2052)
OKLCH	oklch(39.65% 0.205 271)
XYZ	xyz(9.7337, 5.3724, 42.6348)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272BB2 #B2AE27

analogous

#2771B2 #272BB2 #6827B2

triadic

#272BB2 #B2272B #2BB227

tetradic

#272BB2 #B22771 #B2AE27 #27B268

square

#272BB2 #B22771 #B2AE27 #27B268

split-complementary

#272BB2 #B26827 #71B227

monochromatic

#11134E #1C1F80 #272BB2 #4145D5 #7376E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#272BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#272BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272BB2

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272BB2	1.00	10.12	2.07	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.205 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a66ca',
    500: '#272bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272bb2;
$custom-light: #7a66ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.273,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39654,
    "c": 0.20519,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.05373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272BB2

secondary

#C8C56D

accent

#E241E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272BB2

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

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