#272C83#272C83

#272C83 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.143 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272C83
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 131)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(237, 70%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 66.4%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.24, 28.08, -49.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.24, 56.95, 299.55°)
OKLab	oklab(34.97% 0.0093 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(34.97% 0.143 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.8328, 3.8709, 21.9081)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272C83 #837E27

analogous

#275A83 #272C83 #502783

triadic

#272C83 #83272C #2C8327

tetradic

#272C83 #83275A #837E27 #278350

square

#272C83 #83275A #837E27 #278350

split-complementary

#272C83 #835027 #5A8327

monochromatic

#0B0C25 #191C54 #272C83 #353CB2 #575ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#272C83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#272C83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272C83

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272C83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272C83	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003381

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272c83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.143 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e65a8',
    500: '#272c83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272c83;
$custom-light: #6e65a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272c83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.739,
    "s": 54.118,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34969,
    "c": 0.14329,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272C83

secondary

#B2AD54

accent

#D54ADD

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #272C83

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

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