#272BBD#272BBD

#272BBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.218 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272BBD
RGB	rgb(39, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 48.89, -75.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 89.85, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(40.87% 0.0015 -0.2183)
OKLCH	oklch(40.87% 0.218 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8828, 5.8320, 48.6864)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272BBD #BDB927

analogous

#2776BD #272BBD #6E27BD

triadic

#272BBD #BD272B #2BBD27

tetradic

#272BBD #BD2776 #BDB927 #27BD6E

square

#272BBD #BD2776 #BDB927 #27BD6E

split-complementary

#272BBD #BD6E27 #76BD27

monochromatic

#121458 #1D1F8A #272BBD #484CD9 #7B7EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#272BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#272BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272BBD

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272BBD	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.218 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d67d2',
    500: '#272bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272bbd;
$custom-light: #7d67d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.4,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40867,
    "c": 0.21831,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272BBD

secondary

#CCC974

accent

#E43FE9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #272BBD

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

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