#272C88#272C88

#272C88 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.150 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272C88
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 136)
HSL	hsl(237, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.70, 29.92, -51.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.70, 59.92, 299.96°)
OKLab	oklab(35.45% 0.0089 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(35.45% 0.15 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1798, 4.0097, 23.7360)
Luminance	0.0401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272C88 #888327

analogous

#275D88 #272C88 #532788

triadic

#272C88 #88272C #2C8827

tetradic

#272C88 #88275D #888327 #278853

square

#272C88 #88275D #888327 #278853

split-complementary

#272C88 #885327 #5D8827

monochromatic

#0C0D29 #191D58 #272C88 #353BB8 #5A60D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.65

#272C88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#272C88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272C88

11.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272C88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272C88	1.00	11.65	1.80	11.65
#FFFFFF	11.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272c88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.150 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f65ac',
    500: '#272c88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272c88;
$custom-light: #6f65ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272c88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.907,
    "s": 55.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3545,
    "c": 0.15021,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272C88

secondary

#B5B056

accent

#D749DF

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #272C88

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

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